Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - The King Fahad Industrial Port in Yanbu welcomed the arrival of the "Hoegh Sydney," marking the first-ever RORO (roll-on/roll-off) vessel received through transshipment. The milestone was made possible by the partnership with global maritime transportation services provider Hoegh Autoliners. The ship carried a total of 1,984...
Aramco’s Luberef resumes bitumen exports after 20 years
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - King Fahad Industrial Port has successfully shipped 5,500 tons of bitumen to South Africa onboard bulk carrier IANTHE last month, making it the first ever shipment of the oil byproduct from the Yanbu-based hub. The South Africa bound cargo also marks the resumption of bitumen exports...
Mawani to set up $533m petroleum products storage center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Ports, known as Mawani, has joined forces with Albanova International Company, in collaboration with Taraf Al-Aghar Company, to establish an SAR 2 billion ($533 million) integrated center for the storage of petroleum products. This initiative is part of a project aimed...
World’s longest submarine cable lands in Jeddah, Yanbu
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- Center3, a connectivity company owned by stc Group, and Meta Company announced on Tuesday the landing of the world's longest submarine cable project at two of the four planned landing sites in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah and Yanbu. The project, a part of the 2Africa subsea...
