“Ports”: Adding a new shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port
The General Ports Authority (Ports) announced the addition of Emirates Shipping Line, a new shipping service "SRS" To the Jeddah Islamic Port.
This contributes to strengthening the Kingdom’s connection to global markets, raising the efficiency of supply chains, and supporting trade movement through the Red Sea as it is one of the most important global sea lanes.
New shipping service
The new shipping service works to connect the Jeddah Islamic Port with the Port of Mundra in India, and the Port of Djibouti, with a capacity of up to 2,144 standard containers.
This comes within efforts "Ports" To enhance the Kingdom’s ranking in global performance indicators, in a way that supports the movement of national exports, in line with the objectives of the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics Services, by consolidating the Kingdom’s position as a global logistics center, and a hub connecting the three continents.
It is noteworthy that the Jeddah Islamic Port includes 62 multi-purpose berths, a logistics services area for deposits and re-exports, and a direct transport system via trucks to and from the port, in addition to a number of specialized stations and advanced equipment, which include two handling stations. Containers, and a group of berths for marine services, with a capacity of up to 130 million tons.
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