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May 22, 2015

King Abdullah Port Celebrates Arrival of First Maersk Vessels

King Abdullah Port, owned and developed by Ports Development Company, and Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, celebrated recently their partnership for Maersk Line to begin…

May 7, 2015

King Abdullah Port Receives Enormous Equipment for Samsung Engineering and Rabigh 2

King Abdullah Port, owned and developed by Ports Development Co., recently received large equipment constructed by Samsung Engineering, which are 10 giant units as part of the first…

March 2, 2015

Director General of Saudi Border Guard Visits King Abdullah Port

HE Adm. Awad bin Eid Al- Balawi, Saudi Border Guard Director General, and HE Maj. Gen. Badr bin Hamadi Al- Jabri, chief of Board Guards in Makkah province…

January 12, 2015

King Abdullah Port receives 3 giant shipping vessels simultaneously

King Abdullah Port, that is owned and operated by Ports Development Company, has received 3 huge shipping vessels at once, ensuring a smooth docking on all three berths.…

November 30, 2014

Enhancing the presence as one of the vital ports in the world King Abdullah Port participates in the International Conference of Port Community System Operator in France

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: – Ports Development Company, owner and developer of King Abdullah Port, participated in the International Conference of Port Community System Operator in the…

November 20, 2014

Third berth at King Abdullah Port handed over to Support Growing Import and Export Activities

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 20th November 2014 – Ports Development Company, owner and developer of King Abdullah Port, announced the handing over of the third berth at…

October 27, 2014

Ports Development Company Seeks Extensive Training for King Abdullah Port Staff in Europe

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 27th October 2014 – Ports Development Company, owner and developer of King Abdullah Port, in realization of the importance of the human element…

October 15, 2014

King Abdullah Port operator begins operations at new headquarters

Ports Development Company, owner and developer of King Abdullah Port at King Abdullah Economic City handed over to National Container Terminal (NCT), terminal operator at King Abdullah Port,…

October 15, 2014

Specialized Marine Services Company at King Abdullah Port signs finance agreement with Saudi Hollandi Bank worth SAR 121.5 Million

Specialized Marine Services Company (SMS), a joint venture between Ports Development Company and National Port Services, signed a Murabaha and Ijara financial loan agreement totaling 121.5 million SAR…

September 11, 2014

For the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history and with a length of 399 meters, the largest cargo ship docks in the berth of Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah Port received the largest cargo ship mooring Saudi Arabia’s docks coming from Greece, the giant MSC London ship, which has a length of 399 meters and…

June 17, 2014

Almarai Selects King Abdullah Port to Establish Import and Warehousing Station

Almarai Company, one of the largest food and dairy products companies in the Middle East, signed a strategic agreement with Ports Development Company (PDC) for the usage of…

January 6, 2014

Import/Export Kick Off at King Abdullah Port

On January 5, 2014 King Abdullah Port completed its commercial services by conducting the first Import & Export transaction. This achievement is additional to the Transshipment operations started…