<p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-303"><span data-path-to-node="3,0"><b data-path-to-node="3,0" data-index-in-node="0">DAMMAM / RIYADH</b> — In a landmark advancement for trade facilitation and intermodal freight velocity across the Arabian Peninsula, the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), in strategic operational partnership with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) and the Saudi Railway Company (SAR), has officially enacted a unified <b data-path-to-node="3,0" data-index-in-node="322">90-Minute Digital Landbridge Clearance Protocol</b> connecting King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam directly with the Riyadh Dry Port ecosystem</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-304"><span data-path-to-node="4,0">The initiative marks a major operational leap under Saudi Arabia's <b data-path-to-node="4,0" data-index-in-node="67">National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS)</b> and the <b data-path-to-node="4,0" data-index-in-node="124">National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP)</b> under Vision 2030, establishing an automated, paperless logistics bridge between the Arabian Gulf maritime gateway and the Kingdom’s primary industrial consumption center</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h6 data-path-to-node="6"><b>Technical Scope &amp; Digital Customs Architecture</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-305"><span data-path-to-node="7,0">The newly operationalized platform links Mawani’s smart port management infrastructure and ZATCA’s national <b data-path-to-node="7,0" data-index-in-node="108">Fasah</b> digital single-window directly into SAR's freight scheduling grid</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="8"><li><p data-path-to-node="8,0,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-306"><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="8,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">AI-Powered Pre-Arrival Manifest Processing:</b> Container shipping lines and freight forwarders submit digitized bills of lading and electronic manifests prior to vessel arrival</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,2">. Advanced machine-learning risk engines ingest the data to automatically cross-reference Harmonized System (HS) classifications against historical customs databases, pre-clearing compliant cargo before containers are lifted from vessel holds</span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,0,0,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,1,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-307"><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="8,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Bonded Smart E-Seals &amp; Quayside Direct-to-Rail Relay:</b> Inbound containers flagged for Riyadh bypass intermediate quayside stacking and terminal customs inspection holds entirely</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,2">. Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes transfer bonded units—secured with cryptographically monitored electronic transit seals (e-Seals)—straight from container stacks onto waiting SAR freight rakes</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,1,0,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,2,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-308"><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="8,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">High-Speed Optical Gate Verification:</b> Drayage trucks and rail cars pass through automated scanning portals equipped with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) cameras, dynamic weigh-in-motion sensors, and RFID transponder readers, verifying cargo manifests in under 30 seconds without physical paperwork</span><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="8,3,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-309"><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Compressed Dwell Metrics:</b> The automated workflow condenses the combined dockside discharge, customs validation, and rail-marshaling handover into an auditable <b data-path-to-node="8,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="159">90-minute operational window</b>, down from previous multi-day staging delays</span><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,3,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="10"><b>Decongesting Regional Supply Chains and Lowering Freight Costs</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="11" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-310"><span data-path-to-node="11,0">The seamless digital clearance corridor delivers substantial operational, financial, and environmental benefits to regional trade</span><span data-path-to-node="11,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="12"><li><p data-path-to-node="12,0,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-311"><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="12,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Highway Trucking Abatement:</b> By operating up to seven daily scheduled intermodal freight trains hauling up to 250 TEUs each, the landbridge shifts thousands of heavy vehicle movements off the congested Dammam–Riyadh highway (Route 40), cutting overland transport costs by 20% to 25%</span><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,0,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="12,1,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-312"><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="12,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Zero Quayside Congestion:</b> Rapid container evacuation eliminates terminal yard stacking bottlenecks at King Abdulaziz Port, freeing up prime berthing space and accelerating turnaround times for Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) calling on Arabian Gulf loops</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,1,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="12,2,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-313"><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="12,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">End-to-End IoT Telemetry:</b> Shippers and supply chain directors gain continuous, real-time cargo visibility across every milestone—from deep-sea discharge in Dammam through rail transit to final gate-out at the Riyadh Dry Port</span><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,2,0,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="14"><b>Executive Perspectives and Vision 2030 Roadmap</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="15">Speaking at the joint operational launch in Dammam, senior Mawani and customs leadership emphasized:</p><blockquote data-path-to-node="16"><p data-path-to-node="16,0" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-314"><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0">"True supply chain resilience requires the complete eradication of documentation friction</span><span 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By pairing AI-driven customs pre-clearance with heavy rail intermodal transport, we have turned the Dammam–Riyadh corridor into an unbroken digital conveyor</span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,4">. Achieving a 90-minute turnaround timeline provides industrial manufacturers, retail distributors, and international ocean carriers with world-class velocity, cementing the Kingdom's standing as an indispensable logistics crossroads connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa</span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,6">."</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c934665709=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></blockquote><p data-path-to-node="17" id="p-rc_b484e92e5ca5bfbc-315"><span data-path-to-node="17,0">Mawani confirmed that phase-two expansion plans will scale identical automated digital landbridge clearing protocols across western corridors, linking Jeddah Islamic Port directly with interior logistics parks across the central province</span><span data-path-to-node="17,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1308884365="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1308884365="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,2">.</span></p>