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Saudi’s King Abdulaziz Port set for logistics overhaul

By Chris Hamill-Stewart
Mawani partners with Alissa Universal Motors and Sultan Logistics for two new logistics parks in Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port Alamy via Reuters
Mawani partners with Alissa Universal Motors and Sultan Logistics for two new logistics parks in Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed off on two new projects that will bring SAR 500 million ($134 million) in investment to Dammam’s King Abdulaziz Port in eastern province.

In the larger of the two projects, worth SAR 300 million, Mawani has formed a partnership with Alissa Universal Motors to build a logistics park to import and re-export vehicles and spare parts. 

Mawani has also formed a partnership with Sultan Logistics to build another park in the port, in an investment worth SAR 200 million.

In 2024 eight logistics parks and centres were launched, had their foundations laid, or were inaugurated across Saudi Arabia, according to Mawani. 

Total private sector investments in these facilities reached $773 million.

The projects are part of a broader plan involving more than 20 logistics centres overseen by the Saudi port authority across the kingdom, with total investment reportedly exceeding SAR 10 billion.

Saudi ports are seeking to increase traffic despite the activities of Houthi militants in Yemen depressing shipping in the Red Sea, with March 2025 proving a bumper month for exports across the country.

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