‎MAWANI signs two contracts worth SAR 642 mln to deepen, build new berths at Jeddah Islamic Port

‎MAWANI signs two contracts worth SAR 642 mln to deepen, build new berths at Jeddah Islamic Port

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has signed two contracts with major contractor PC Marine Services and Modern Building Leaders (MBL), the latter in consortium with HutaHegerfeld Saudia Ltd, to deepen and build new berths at Jeddah Islamic Port, at a total value of SAR 640 million, according to a statement.

These agreements are part of MAWANI's initiatives to accelerate growth in the maritime transport and logistics industry, drive a transformative shift in port operations by implementing over 160 projects and develop a prosperous and sustainable maritime sector. This comes in the quest to position the Kingdom as a global logistics hub connecting three major continents in line with the objectives of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS), the statement added.

MAWANI also stated that the contract signed with the MBL and HutaHegerfeld Saudia is aimed at positioning Jeddah Islamic Port as a pioneering logistics hub through the project of deepening the harbor approach channels, turning basins, waterways and the South Terminal basin. These upgrades will enable the arrival of giant vessels that hold a capacity up to 24,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), besides enhancing the port’s competitive capability and attracting new global shipping lines to local shores.

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