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Ports Development Company
Ports Development Company (PDC), is the owner and developer of King Abdullah Port, thev first ‘privately’ owned and funded port facility of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region.
Established in 2010, PDC is a joint venture between Emaar the Economic City and Huta Marine Works Ltd., two of the largest developers and marine construction diversified conglomerates of the Middle East.
Ports Development Company represents a strong shareholder base with extensive expertise…
King Abdullah Port
King Abdullah Port is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s newest port facility, located in King Abdullah Economic City. It is a full-service commercial port with a highly strategic location. The Port will deliver world-class service by means of state-of-the-art computer systems and a highly experienced staff.
Marine Solutions
Specialised Marines Services
Towage
Bunkering
Underwater Inspection
Expert People
Our Team
Jay New
Chief Executive Officer
Abdullah Anwar Dannounn
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Dr. Majed Almalik
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Bassam Abdulaziz Fathi
Head of Commercial Department
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August 31, 2021
STRENGTHENING ITS POSITION IN GLOBAL RANKING KING ABDULLAH PORT JUMPS 3 SPOTS IN LLOYD’S TOP 100 PORTS LIST
• The port improved its ranking to 84 this year • Year-on-year increase of 6.6% in container throughput firmly establishes the port in the prestigious global list
August 10, 2021
KING ABDULLAH PORT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT KINGDOM’S GROWTH AS A GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUB WITH INCREASED THROUGHPUT DURING H1 2021
Port records 45% increase in container throughput and remarkable 78% increase in bulk and general cargo
July 27, 2021
KING ABDULLAH PORT NAMED FASTEST GROWING PORT IN MIDDLE EAST, IMPROVES GLOBAL RANKING
• The Port jumped 4 places from its previous ranking to rank 83rd in Alphaliner’s list of the 100 largest container ports in the world in 2020 • With a 44.2% increase, the Port recorded a higher throughput growth rate than that of the top three container ports globally in Q1 2021
June 30, 2021
MAERSK SAUDI ARABIA AND KING ABDULLAH PORT ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH MAERSK’S FIRST PETROCHEMICAL HUB IN THE KINGDOM
The non-bonded Maersk Integrated Logistics Hub at King Abdullah Port will become an important part of the solutions offered by Maersk to its petrochemical customers in Saudi Arabia
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