Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia attaches great attention to transport, logistics sector

Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia attaches great attention to transport, logistics sector

CAIRO — Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Eng. Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser has stressed that Saudi Arabia has attached great attention to the transport and logistics services sector, adding that the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics Services has recently been adopted in the Kingdom. The minister, speaking during the opening session of the 34th session of the Council of Arab Transport Ministers, which kicked off in Cairo Tuesday, said that this strategy aspires to consolidate the status of Saudi Arabia as a global logistic hub and a model for comprehensive transport, targeting to be 10th at the international level in terms of the logistic services indicators, and aims at enhancing the contribution of the sector to the GDP to more than 10% by 2030. Eng. Al-Jasser pointed out that the strategy has focused on developing the infrastructure through planning a set of major projects in all transport patterns so as to increase their capacities and enhance regional integration and connection, which includes the land bridge connecting the Red Sea with the Arabian Gulf, as the strategy also seeks to launch several logistic platforms across the Kingdom. He added that the strategy targets improving the quality of life in