<p data-path-to-node="4" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-128"><span data-path-to-node="4,0"><b data-path-to-node="4,0" data-index-in-node="0">RIYADH / DAMMAM</b> — Underscoring a decisive transformation into an international logistics crossroads bridging East-West maritime networks, the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has released its comprehensive monthly operational indicators, posting an aggregate 12.2% year-on-year surge in container throughput across the Kingdom's commercial and industrial maritime facilities</span><span data-path-to-node="4,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,2">. Total volume handled across all gateways topped 709,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), driven primarily by record-breaking export box momentum leaving Arabian Gulf and Red Sea terminals</span><span data-path-to-node="4,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="4,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-129"><span data-path-to-node="5,0">The performance indicators highlight an unprecedented milestone for outbound industrial trade</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2">. Export containerized dispatches alone reached an all-time monthly high of 127,844 TEUs, expanding by double digits as petrochemical, polymer, and heavy manufacturing complexes accelerated shipments to high-growth consumer corridors in South Asia, Europe, and the Far East</span><span data-path-to-node="5,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,4">. The sharp volumetric expansion follows strategic initiatives rolled out under the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS) and the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) within Saudi Vision 2030, which seek to position the Kingdom as a high-velocity export platform</span><span data-path-to-node="5,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,6">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-130"><span data-path-to-node="6,0">Leading the maritime network’s volumetric expansion, King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail registered standout throughput gains</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2">. Across the Eastern Province seaboard, industrial majors—including SABIC, Saudi Aramco, and private polymer converters—relied on expanded direct feeder services to clear massive blocks of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), monoethylene glycol (MEG), and synthetic resins</span><span data-path-to-node="6,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,4">. Direct liner turnpikes connecting Jubail and Dammam straight to western Indian gateways such as Nhava Sheva (JNPA) and Mundra allowed chemical exporters to bypass intermediate Persian Gulf transshipment relays, slicing port-to-port voyage times to under five days and freeing up specialized ISO liquid tanks and 40-foot dry containers</span><span data-path-to-node="6,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,6">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-131"><span data-path-to-node="7,0">On the western shoreline, commercial berths at Jeddah Islamic Port and King Fahad Industrial Port in Yanbu maintained elevated cargo velocity</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2">. Despite wider navigational recalibrations along global sea lanes that have concentrated cargo at primary hub nodes, Mawani's Western gateways absorbed substantial diverted relay flows</span><span data-path-to-node="7,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,4">. Outbound agro-food shipments, construction inputs, and refined mineral derivatives moved rapidly onto scheduled Red Sea feeder shuttles serving the Levant, Egypt, Jordan, and East Africa</span><span data-path-to-node="7,5"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,6">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-132"><span data-path-to-node="8,0">Port economists and terminal operators attribute the performance surge to the synchronization of quayside berth automation with paperless landside cargo evacuation</span><span data-path-to-node="8,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="8,2">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-133"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Automated Smart Gates and AI Clearances:</b> Across King Abdulaziz Port and Jeddah Islamic Port, the expansion of the "Fasah Smart Gate" framework and unified digital pre-clearance platforms has cut gate-in transactions to under 30 seconds per commercial haulier</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,2">. Drayage trucks equipped with dynamic RFID transponders and optical character recognition (OCR) tracking navigate designated green channels without manual paperwork checks, compressing overall terminal truck turnaround times by over 40%</span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,0,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-134"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Integrated Rail Landbridge Velocity:</b> In the Eastern and Central provinces, synchronized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) connections linking marine container terminals at Dammam directly with the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) and the Riyadh Dry Port have halved intermodal dwell times</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,2">. Up to seven daily scheduled freight train rakes—each hauling up to 250 TEUs—transfer bonded import-export boxes directly between quayside rail gantries and inland distribution depots, taking thousands of heavy transport trucks off the Dammam–Riyadh highway corridor</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,0,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-135"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Sub-Three-Hour Quayside Pre-Clearance:</b> Operational implementations of green-channel export procedures at industrial terminals like Yanbu have compressed customs verification windows from 24 hours to under three hours</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,2">. Factory-sealed export containers moving with cryptographic digital e-Seals clear automated risk engines while underway, allowing ship-to-shore gantry cranes to load vessels immediately upon berthing and saving carriers thousands of dollars in port demurrage charges</span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,0,4">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3959867146=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_f0f901be735e8fbb-136"><span data-path-to-node="10,0">Administrative leadership from Mawani affirmed that terminal productivity across primary commercial berths consistently exceeded 32 gross container crane moves per hour throughout the reporting cycle</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2">. By coupling deep draft channels with high-cadence digital clearance corridors and direct feeder shuttles, Mawani's port network has shielded domestic industrial manufacturers from external supply chain friction while sustaining the velocity of outbound Saudi trade</span><span data-path-to-node="10,3"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c647860256="" class="ng-star-inserted"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c647860256="" class="superscript"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,4">.</span></p>