Four out of five of the world’s most efficient ports are in the Middle East – Arabian Business

Four out of five of the world’s most efficient ports are in the Middle East – Arabian Business

Four out of five of the world’s most efficient ports are in the Middle East, according to a global index developed  by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

In an index of 370 ports, the region dominated the top five. These included Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port (first place), Port Salalah in Oman (second) and Hamad Port in Qatar (third) and the UAE’s Khalifa Port (fifth).

AD Ports-owned Khalifa Port said its flagship deep-water port scored well for use of digital technology and green fuel alternatives in the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI).

The index ranked ports based on the time vessels need to spend in port to complete workloads in 2021, a year that saw unprecedented port congestion and disruption to global supply chains due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

More than four-fifths of global merchandise trade by volume are carried by sea, and approximately 35 percent of total volumes is shipped in containers, making the ranking an important global economic indicator.

Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group, said: “We have recognised the pressure that global