King Abdullah Port celebrates highest record handling of 20,153 TEU on single vessel in Saudi ports

King Abdullah Port celebrates highest record handling of 20,153 TEU on single vessel in Saudi ports

King Abdullah Economic City: In an outstanding achievement on its journey to becoming a leading global logistics and transportation hub, King Abdullah Port, the most efficient port by the World Bank 2022 report, has recorded the highest handling volume on a single vessel call in Saudi Ports. The Port handled 20,152 TEUs within 77.46 hours of operation on the MSC Renee. This achievement comes as a testimony to its highly efficient and outstanding capabilities.

Commenting on the achievement, Jay New, CEO of King Abdullah Port, said: “Since the launch of our container terminal in 2013, we have relentlessly pursued excellence in our service offerings through the development of world-class infrastructure and port facilities. These efforts have resulted in impressive milestones as we drive towards the realization of Vision 2030 objectives. King Abdullah Port’s growing significance has built trust and support from our partners and together we are providing excellence to the wide base of importers and exporters benefiting from the port’s capabilities.

“We thank our partners and our employees behind all these achievements for their dedication and hard work.

One of the Middle East’s largest infrastructure megaprojects, King Abdullah Port has been built to the latest specifications and standards and is designed to