Alkhorayef: Connecting industrial cities with train network will enhance efficiency of logistics operations  

Alkhorayef: Connecting industrial cities with train network will enhance efficiency of logistics operations  

Okaz/Saudi GazetteRIYADH — Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef said that linking the industrial cities in the regions of Riyadh and the Eastern Province with the train network will contribute to raising the efficiency of logistics operations in the industrial sector and opening new paths for trade and export. He also stressed the importance of the role of the transport and logistics sector in developing the industrial and mining sectors. “This will also consolidate the Kingdom’s position as a global logistics center in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030,” he said.Alkhorayef said this while addressing the signing ceremony of two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and a number of investment contracts between the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) and the Saudi Railways Company (SAR), with the support of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP). Minister of Transport and Logistics Saleh Al-Jasser also attended the ceremony held at the second industrial city of Dammam on Wednesday.The minister said that the NIDLP program plays a very important role in maximizing the benefits achieved from the four sectors that it supervises: industry, mining, energy, and logistics services. “It is not possible to maximize