‎MAWANI signs 7 agreements to build logistics park, new berths in Jeddah Port

‎MAWANI signs 7 agreements to build logistics park, new berths in Jeddah Port

Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) signed seven contracts and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with partners from the public and private sectors with a total value exceeding SAR 900 million, according to a statement.

The agreements include establishing a new integrated logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port, developing the infrastructure according to the latest global standards, as well as developing the new ports’ management system.

The signing took place at the Saudi Maritime Congress hosted in Dammam during the period Sept. 28-29.

Below are the details of the contracts and MoUs:

- The first contract was signed with Globe Group to build an integrated logistics park and a re-export zone at Jeddah Islamic Port over an area of 135,000 sqm.

- The second contract was signed with PC Marine Services with a total of SAR458 million to cooperate in strengthening food security through Jeddah Islamic Port, by constructing new berths with a design depth of 16 m and a length of 1100 m, while increasing the number of berths from 26 to 31 in the multi-purpose terminal to accommodate large dry bulk vessels, develop infrastructure to receive larger dry bulk carriers and meet the local market demand of grains, as well as securing the Kingdom’s strategic grain