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المملكة: Transport: No impact on supply chains. Trains are a sustainable and fixed-price option


Revealed Supply chains without interruption.

The Authority explained that the “Lcensors Directory” now includes thousands of companies approved for Transportation of goods, to raise the level of reliability and transparency and facilitate beneficiaries’ access to service providers.

Ease of contracting

The Authority indicated that the “Logistics” digital platform currently allows beneficiaries to clearly specify the types of loads, to enhance the ease of contracting and accelerate the pace of logistics operations locally and regionally.

The Authority confirmed the availability of sufficient capacity for the land transport fleet between the Red Sea ports and various regions, to ensure the arrival of Shipments with complete efficiency for the final beneficiary.

It indicated its real-time follow-up of the conditions of the affected shipments in coordination with the concerned authorities, to prevent any disruption in supply chains and provide direct communication channels to address emergency cases.

Speeding up release procedures

In the customs aspect, the competent authorities announced the complete automation of import and export processes via the “Fasah” platform, to speed up release and pre-payment procedures before shipments arrive.
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She added that transit transport services have been activated in the Gulf, with food and pharmaceutical shipments being given top priority within the “clearance within two hours” initiative.

The Civil Aviation Authority pointed out the complete stability of air cargo facilities, while accelerating permits for charter flights and providing additional time slots to accommodate the increases.

Strategic Alternatives

The authorities discussed activating strategic alternatives that include rescheduling flights and using Saudi airports as alternative stations to enhance the flexibility of operations to face challenges. International.

It revealed the readiness of the Red Sea ports with a huge capacity exceeding 60 navigation services per week, to provide multiple paths for incoming and outgoing shipments.

Alternative sea routes

The ports adopted alternative sea routes through the “Cape of Good Hope” all the way to the western coast, to ensure the flow of goods through the Jeddah Islamic, King Abdullah and Yanbu commercial ports.

It confirmed the readiness of the “SAR” railways to transport goods at high capacity to The capital, the east, and the north, with train transportation prices remaining stable to relieve pressure on trucks.

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