Saudi Ports to include Dammam

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the inclusion of Dammam to the India to South Africa freight route run by container giant, MSC.

The new weekly rotation, which began in early May from King Abdulaziz Port, Saudi Arabia, links Dammam to major hubs that include Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Port Louis, Durban, Khalifa, Jebel Ali, and Khalifa bin Salman on board five vessels with an average holding capacity of 6,000 TEUs.

It also marks the twelfth such shipping service to call at the Kingdom’s ports since the beginning of the year, an achievement rooted in Mawani’s endeavors to boost the country’s maritime connectivity with the rest of the world besides strengthening the nation’s competitive position as an all-inclusive logistics hub in tandem with the ambitions set by the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS).

With the addition of yet another key shipping connection to its network, the Arabian Gulf port continues to consolidate its credentials as a state-of-the-art maritime facility equipped with modern capabilities and cutting-edge technologies.

Source: Molly Cooper, AntwerpXL 2023