The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced the addition of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to the Shaheen Express shipping service by container carrier giant Maersk in a bid to boost trade between the Arabian Gulf and the Indian subcontinent.
The weekly service will link King Abdulaziz Port to major regional hubs such as Jebel Ali, Mundra, and Pipavav ports in the western Indian state of Gujarat by the container ship BIG DOG.
The vessel has a carrying capacity of 1,740 TEUs (twenty equipment units). Dammam has of late been emerging as a major port of call for several shipping lines.
The Saudi port was chosen SeaLead Shipping’s Far East to Middle East (FAM) service, Emirates Shipping Line’s Jebel Ali Bahrain Shuwaikh (JBS) service, and Gulf-India Express 2 (GIX2) by Aladin Express, besides the recent connection to Singapore and Shanghai ports on the Gulf China Service (GCS) by Pacific International Lines (PIL) during this year.
King Abdulaziz Port was declared the fourteenth most efficient port in the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index for 2021 for its state-of-the-art infrastructure, world-class operations, and record-breaking performance.
The latest inclusion is set to enhance Saudi Arabia’s liner connectivity, leading to further enhancing its imports and exports.
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