“Mawani” launches the expansion of Gate 9 of Jeddah Islamic Port
Rehabilitation of the western road to the Aramco refinery to accommodate more than 8,000 trucks per day
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) in partnership with the Emirate of Makkah Province has officially launched the new Gate 9 expansion at Jeddah Islamic Port after the rehabilitation of Aramco Refinery’s western road as per local and global best practices, which is set to enhance the port’s operational efficiency using sustainable development standards, while offering best-in-class services to improve the customer experience.
.The project to develop and expand the gate and rehabilitate the road, at a total cost of 17,532,510 riyals, contributes to accommodating the exit of trucks through four lanes, from 3,600 to 8,000 trucks per day, which speeds up their movement, and shortens the travel time between Jeddah Islamic Port and the warehouse area in Al Khumra from 40 to 25 minutes.
With the availability of the road open around the clock The route remains accessible around the clock, enabling trucks to swiftly enter and exit through four lanes equipped with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology
Mawani and the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services have established an operational plan to develop business, expand the gate, and rehabilitate the road all the way to its intersection with King Faisal Road in Jeddah, and develop it according to the best local and international standards.
Mawani has joined forces with its partners from the public and private sectors to modernize ports’ infrastructure in the Kingdom and scale up its overal
On the other hand the Ministry of Transport and Logistics and “Mawani”had participated in coordination meetings with the relevant authorities, with the support of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, and His Royal Highness, the Deputy Emir of the region, to develop an operational plan for the development and expansion of the gate and the rehabilitation of the road until its intersection with King Faisal Road in Jeddah and exit it according to the highest internationally approved standards.
Mawani, in cooperation with its partners in the public and private sectors, is working to develop the infrastructure of Saudi ports and raise their efficiency by achieving sustainability, digitization and innovation to maintain smooth and safe supply chain operations, and to provide all the capabilities to diversify the tributaries of the national economy, in line with the objectives of the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics Services by strengthening Competitive capabilities and consolidating the Kingdom’s position as a global logistics center
It is noteworthy that Mawani has worked to rehabilitate major roads in Jeddah Islamic Port with a total length of up to 2,000 m, including the expansion of Route 35 from 3 lanes to 5 lanes in order to provide logistic services with integrated solutions that enhance supply chains and help facilitate business and deliver Shipments to warehouse premises in record time slots
