Jazan City greenlights infrastructure projects: KSA’s Jazan City for Basic and Transformative Industries has awarded tenders worth SAR 315 mn to three companies for infrastructure projects in Jazan Special Economic Zone (SEZ), SPA reported on Thursday. The contracts were inked with China Harbor Middle East Division, Al Dafe Trading and Contracting, and Walid Muyghashi. The timeline for the projects and breakdown of individual responsibilities was not specified.

What’s in the cards? The tenders cover the design and construction of three bridges to link the deposit and re-export areas in Jazan SEZ to the port city, according to SPA. Another bridge will be built to connect manufacturing warehouses on an artificial island near the port to Jazan. The projects also include the development of a service support warehouse and the operation and maintenance of temporary storage facilities. The project, covering around 10.85 hectares, will boost the port’s logistics capacity and the flow of heavy cargo.

About the zone: Jazan SEZ is located in the kingdom’s southwest corner within easy access to the regional port of Jazan, the largest in the kingdom for the export of goods and import of raw materials and livestock. This zone will target trade with “fast growing markets in Asia and Africa” and provide avenues for the manufacture, processing, and distribution of foodstuffs due to its location in the fertile region of the kingdom.

Background: The kingdom launched Jazan, as well as four new Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to reinforce its position as a global investment hub, back in April last year. The four zones are located in Riyadh, Jazan, Ras al Khair, and King Abdullah Economic City.

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