Crown Prince unveils national strategy for transport and logistics

  • Date: 01-Jul-2021
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Crown Prince unveils national strategy for transport and logistics

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH "” Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, who is also the chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and head of the Supreme Committee for Transport and Logistics, launched on Tuesday the national strategy for transport and logistics, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The strategy aims to consolidate the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub connecting the three continents and improve all transport services across the modes and enhance integration between the logistics system and modern modes of transport to support the comprehensive development process in Saudi Arabia. The strategy includes a host of important projects that enable the achievement of economic and social goals, and the adoption of effective governance models to enhance institutional work in the transport system, in a manner consistent with the change of the ministry's name from the Ministry of Transport to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services. "The strategy will strengthen human and technical capabilities in the transport and logistics sector in the Kingdom. It will enhance the connection with the global economy and enable our country to invest its geographical position in the middle of the three continents in diversifying our economy by establishing an advanced