Dammam, December 24, 2023: Under the patronage and presence of HE Eng. Saleh bin Nasser
Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Saudi Ports
Authority, Mawani and MELDOG, the logistics arm of the Mediterranean Shipping Company
“MSC”, laid the cornerstone of an integrated Logistics Park at Dammam’s King Abdulaziz Port
with an investment value exceeding 150 million riyals.

HE Mr. Omar Hariri, President of the Saudi Ports Authority “Mawani”, said that laying the
cornerstone of the Logistics Park goes with the goals of Mawani’s pivotal role in building a
flourishing and sustainable maritime sector enables the nation’s ambition towards
socio-economic prosperity while fulfilling Mawani strategic indicators, such as expanding the
number of logistics parks to 30 including re-export centers as well as increasing the private
sector’s contribution to supporting the wheel of economic development; in line with the goals of
the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS) to position Saudi Arabia as a global
logistics hub connecting three major continents.

Due to its location which gives it a great competitive advantage, and its close proximity to Jubail
Industrial City and major urban centers in the Eastern Region, the new logistics park is enabled
to enhance its logistics operations, to provide high-quality, comprehensive and integrated
logistics services and enhance its ability to facilitate transportation operations between the
Eastern and Central regions, and all regions of the Kingdom, in addition to meeting the
requirements of the local market, in terms of transporting goods, handling them, with high
operational capabilities.

The area of the new park is 100,000 sq. meters, with capacity of 300,000 TEUs annually. It aims
to facilitate the growth of shipping connectivity, and global logistics services, and to raise the
quality and efficiency of the services delivered to local and international customers across the
Kingdom.

The new logistics park contributes to enhancing the competitive advantage of Dammam’s King
Abdulaziz Port and MEDLOG, by providing quality logistics services that increase the private
sector’s contribution to supporting the wheel of economic development and increasing
economic diversification.