Jeddah Islamic Port represents Saudi Arabia’s ports at the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Germany

Jeddah Islamic Port represents Saudi Arabia's ports at the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Germany
Jeddah Islamic Port represents Saudi Arabia's ports at the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Germany

Jeddah Islamic Port will represent the Saudi Ports Authorityat the Transport Logistics Exhibition in Munich, Germany from 4-7 June 2019.This is the largest and most important global trade exhibition specialized inthe field of transport industry, freight forwarding, logistics services andinformation technology related to shipping. The exhibition will showcase theexperiences of a number of international ports as well as initiatives that havecontributed to the development of transport and its various sectors.

The purpose of participating in this global event is tohighlight the Kingdom's efforts in facilitating the procedures of import andexport, logistics services and the overall development of the maritimetransport industry in addition to attracting partnerships and investments andattracting more regional and international shipping lines, thus contributing tosupport the national economy, GDP, and commercial traffic.

This participation also casts light on the efforts of SaudiPorts Authority in enhancing the reputation of Saudi ports on both the regionaland international levels. This will have a positive impact on the Kingdom'sranking in the Global Competitiveness Index and the Logistics Performance Indexwhich reflect its international position as a unique logistics platform betweenthe three continents of the world, thus, fulfilling the objectives of thevision of Saudi Arabia 2030.

The Port's booth at the Transport Logistics Exhibition inMunich also aims to exhibit the port's operational and logistics capabilities.Great strides have been made to improve services which resulted in placing theJeddah port on the world's important ports map.

Jeddah Islamic Port is considered one of the most importantand largest Saudi ports. It receives more than 65% of the total imports andexports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by sea as well as 60% of the weights ofgoods received, in addition to 65% of the total imports of foodstuffs.Furthermore, the port has received 5,000 vessels over the past year. It alsoprovides 24 hour repair and maintenance services.

The importance of the Jeddah Islamic Port lies in itslocation on the maritime trade route on the Red Sea coast where about 20million standard containers pass annually and approximately 35% of the sea-bornetrade on container ships

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