Saudi is building out the Eastern Province as a logistics hub

An investment wave hits the Eastern Province: Developers are committing more than SAR 3.2 bn to new ports, logistics, and rail projects in the Eastern Province.

Bigger berths, bigger ambitions

SGP takes over Jubail container terminal: The largest ticket saw Saudi Global Ports Group (SGP) secure a contract from Mawani to operate the container terminal at Jubail commercial port, backed by more than SAR 2 bn in private sector investment. The project will raise the terminal’s annual capacity to 2.4 mn TEUs through a series of upgrades, including extending the berth length to 1.4 km, deepening the berth to 18 meters, and expanding the fleet of ship-to-shore and rubber-tyred gantry cranes to 39 units.

Building the land-side network

New truck services hub for Dammam port: At King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Mawani signed an agreement with Q Saudi to develop an integrated truck services center with SAR 180 mn in investment. The 97.7k sqm facility will include truck staging and waiting areas, driver rest facilities, and commercial services aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing waiting times.

Agility to expand Dammam logistics footprint: Mawani also partnered with Agility Logistics Parks to develop an integrated logistics zone covering nearly 400k sqm at King Abdulaziz Port, it said on X.

Two new logistics centers come online: King Abdulaziz Port also saw the launch of two new logistics centers worth a combined SAR 70 mn. Aldrees opened a SAR 40 mn, 14.6k sqm facility, while United Electronics Company (eXtra) launched a SAR 30 mn logistics center spanning more than 32k sqm. eXtra said the facility will increase its handling capacity by 30% and improve cargo flows through the port.