Port Overview

Jeddah Islamic Port is a Saudi Arabian port, located in Jeddah on the Red Sea, at the middle of an international shipping route between the east and west via the Suez Canal. It is the second largest and second-busiest port in the Arab world (after the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai, UAE). The port serves the commercial centres through which 65% of Saudi Arabia's imports by sea are being handled. 

Port website: https://mawani.gov.sa/en-us/saports/jeddah/pages/mainpage.aspx

Key port information may also be found at:  http://www.maritime-database.com/company.php?cid=46066

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

The climatic conditions affecting the Port of Jeddah are seasonal. In winter onshore, air temperatures range from 25 ºC during the day to about 12 ºC at night. In summer, air temperatures range from 35 ºC during the day to about 25 ºC at night. Extreme air temperatures recorded in recent years in the area have been 49 ºC in May and 6 ºC in February.

Temperatures offshore are generally several degrees lower. Relative humidity varies throughout the year with average values between 65% and 70% in winter and 50% - 55% in summer, however values of 100% may occur for short periods around dawn. The average annual rainfall taken over a four-year period is 3.2 mm.

The incidence of fog is rare, but should it occur, it is more likely during the period from November to April. During the summer months from May to September the incident of poor visibility (less than 5 miles) can be quite high due to mist and haze. Throughout the year, dust storms may occur obscuring the coastline.

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://mawani.gov.sa/en-us/Aboutus/Pages/Rules.aspx

Berthing Specifications

Port Handling Equipment

Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? Privately

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

For more information on customs in Saudi Arabia, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

The Multi-purpose Northern Terminal at Jeddah Islamic port provides comprehensive and integrated services from the reception of cargo & RoRo ships to the final delivery of goods to the importer and in addition to the services provided to the current passenger terminal project which serves all passengers and their luggage,

Grain and Bulk Handling

Jeddah Islamic port has a silo facility with a storage capacity of 120,000 tons. The facility is located opposite to berth 3 which has a draft of 14 m and can easily accommodate a cape size vessel of 100,000 tons. The terminal has equipment that can discharge at a rate of 800 tons per hour to the facility through a set of mobile conveyors. Also the terminal offers bagging service to the grain, with 7 bagging lines that can bag in various sizes from 20KG to 1000 KG.

Main Storage Terminal

The storage areas amount to 3.9 km² of the total area of ​​the port, divided as follows:

1. Open storage areas of 3.5 square km.
2. Covered storage areas of 0.4 square km, consisting of 59 warehouses and transit shades.
3. In addition to silos for storing grains and edible oil tanks.

In addition to a deposit and re-export area:

The area is located on a total area of ​​(900,000 m2) and includes yards and warehouses for storing containers, goods and cars that are managed under the (BOT) system and invested by the Saudi Company for the Development of Trade and Exports - LOGIPOINT (formerly: Tasdeer) to provide

all logistical services such as storage and assembly of goods, whether imported into the Kingdom, or for deposit and re-export fees.

Stevedoring

Stevedoring and handling services fees can be found via the following link:  https://dpworld.sa/uploads/JIPTariffEffectiveFebruary2022.pdf

Hinterland Information

Containers and bulk cargo are being transported outbound mainly by Road (Inland transportation) to other ports or to final consignee.  

Port Security

Port Authority (Mawani) implemented a high safety measures and information, navigation, antipollution, fire, and security systems adhered to by all operators. Mawani also complies to all International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) rules and regulations, including the installation of security and CCTV systems, luggage scanners, and fire safety systems. Perimeter walls, controlled-access gates, and hydraulically operated blockers are standard, as are dedicated telecommunications, hydrographic surveys of seaport waters, and vessel tracking systems. Security patrol, safety, and ambulance vehicles are also supplied to all Saudi ports.

Mawani also ensures a safe working and investment environment with the help of the Industrial Security Department of the Ministry of Interior, which handles the three primary domains of workplace wellbeing: security, safety, and firefighting. Mawani constantly evaluates the security status of each facility it oversees. It has also developed security and emergency plans accordingly with ideally designed and applied response and control plans, along with training for Industrial Security personnel.

The Authority also applies global best practices to limit the environmental impact of each port and any vessels on the surrounding marine habitat.

Port Overview

King Abdul Aziz Port, also known as Dammam Port, is a port in the city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest port in the Arabian Gulf, and the third largest and third busiest port in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, after the Jeddah Islamic Port. King Abdul Aziz Port is a major export centre for the oil industry, and also a key distribution centre for major landlocked cities in the country, particularly the capital cities of provinces, such as Riyadh which is linked to Dammam by a railway line.

The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea. 

Port website: https://mawani.gov.sa/en-us/SAPorts/dammam/Pages/default.aspx

Key port information may also be found at: https://www.maritime-database.com/port.php?pid=897

Port Picture

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Saudi Global Ports Co (SGP): https://saudiglobalports.com.sa/ On the 13th of April 2020, MAWANI and Saudi Global Ports signed a new 30-year Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement for the Container Terminals in the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam.

For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.

Port Performance

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://mawani.gov.sa/en-us/PortsTariffs/Pages/table3.aspx  

 Berthing Specifications

Port Handling Equipment

Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? Privately

Container Facilities

Customs Guidance

For more information on customs in Saudi Arabia, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information. 

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

Abdul Aziz Port covers an area of over 19 thousand hectares. In addition to commercial port facilities, King Abdul Aziz Port has a fully equipped 13.5-hectare ship repair complex with two ship repair and maintenance docks and an advanced training centre. King Abdul Aziz Port has a 95-meter (310-foot) tower and special stations that handle containers, bulk cereals, and cold and frozen foods.

Berths 1 through 13 are the central berths in King Abdul Aziz Port, and they cover an area of 41 hectares and contain ten warehouses covering 5.5 hectares. Berths 4 through 13 handle general cargo and are served by rail connections. Berth 10 is dedicated for bagged fertilizer.

Berths 14 through 22 are the eastern berths. Covering an area of almost 50 hectares, the eastern berths have ten warehouses covering nearly six hectares. These berths handle general cargo, and there are roll-on/roll-off ramps at Berths 14 and 22.

The container terminal is served by Berths 23 through 26. There is a roll-on/roll-off ramp at Berth 23.

King Abdul Aziz Port's western berths, Berths 27 through 34, cover an area of 74.5 hectares and contain eight warehouses of 4.7 hectares. Berths 27, 28, and 29 handle roll-on/roll-off and project cargoes. Berth 30 is used for discharge of grain. Berths 31 through 34 are dedicated for general cargo and grey cement. Also part of the western berths in King Abdul Aziz Port, Berth 35 has 2.9 hectares of cold stores and a roll-on/roll-off ramp.

Berths 36, 37, and 38 in King Abdul Aziz Port handle bulk ores, white and grey cement, clinker, and other grains and edible oils. There is a roll-on/roll-off ramp at Berth 36. Berth 39 is home to the King Abdul Aziz Port explosives terminal. It also handles cement, clinker, gypsum, and other bulk products.

Grain and Bulk Handling

The King Abdul Aziz Port Eastern General Cargo Terminal is operated by Dammam's Globe Marine, The Eastern General Cargo Terminal in King Abdul Aziz Port covers about 200 hectares and contains 12.5 hectares of storage area.

El Emar Agricultural Services is Saudi Arabia's biggest importer and distributor of agricultural products. Operating the King Abdul Aziz Port Bulk Grain Terminal, Arabian Agricultural Services (ARASCO) operates a silo system at Berth 37 in King Abdul Aziz Port with capacity for 140 thousand tons of cargo.

Al-Nawa Technical Services operates the King Abdul Aziz Port's Central General Cargo Terminal.

Main Storage Terminal

Berths 1 through 13 are the central berths in King Abdul Aziz Port, and they cover an area of 41 hectares and contain ten warehouses covering 5.5 hectares. Also, the eastern berths have ten warehouses covering nearly six hectares.

Stevedoring

Stevedoring and handling services fees can be found via the following link:  https://mawani.gov.sa/en-us/Aboutus/Documents/Port%20Services%20Fees%20and%20Charges.pdf

Hinterland Information

Containers and bulk cargo are being transported outbound mainly by Road (Inland transportation) to other ports or to final consignee, however part of the cargo is being moved by railway to Dammam & Riyadh.

Port Security