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King Fahd Intl Port Jubail in Saudi Arabia
General Manager of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam
Mr. Naeem Bin Ibrahim El-Naeem
King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail is the largest industrial port in the Middle East. The port is the gateway to and from the world’s largest petrochemical complex. Inaugurated by the late King Fahad bin Abdulaziz in 1982, King Fahad Industrial Port was specifically designed to handle imports of the raw materials needed for local industries and exports of petrochemicals, refined petroleum products, chemical fertilizers, and sulfur, among other materials, as the Kingdom was quickly and steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with on the global oil and gas arena.
The Khalifa Bin Salman Port is a major seaport of Bahrain located on the island of Hidd northeast of the main archipelago. It became operational in 2009 and is privately operated by the famous port operating company, APM terminals and is supervised by the Ports and Maritime Affairs department of the country’s government. The port was recently expanded and is envisaged to be a premier transhipment hub of the northern Arabian gulf region.
The depth of sea waters in such berths ranges from 9 up to 14 meters, while its total length is 7837 meters. Such berths are provided with modern equipment and installations for cargo handling and stowage, in addition to carrying it from the port, also forklift and other electronic lifts of different types, some of which are of 3.2.15 tons capacity. Moreover, lifts for unloading grains, receiving dock with a length reaching 4000 meters and the sea depth along the dock ranging between 4.5 and 6 meters.
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| Statement | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Navigational Channel | 14 | Miles |
| Width of Navigational Channel | 400 | Meters |
| Total port area | 181000000 | Square Meters |
| Water Area | 174.160.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Land area | 6.840.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Total area of container yards | 1545000 | Square meters |
| Total area of opened area yards | 2391850 | Square meters |
| Total area of covered storing yards | 181000 | Square meters |
| Tankers area | Not available | Square meters |
| Area | 12.005 km2 |
| Berths | 10 |
| Terminals | 3 |
| Capacity | 10 m tons |
| Terminal operators | 2 |
Located on 110 hectares (ha) of reclaimed land, the port has a 1,800m quay which includes a 900m2 container terminal served by four 61m post-Panamax cranes, as well as general cargo, Ro-Ro and passenger facilities.KBSP’s strategic location in the middle of the Arabian Gulf, together with its deep-water berths and approach channel enables it to accept the largest oceangoing container vessels and its direct overland links to the mainland of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia positions the port as a major regional distribution center.
Located in Hidd Industrial Area, the port is only 13km away from the Bahrain international Airport and 5km purpose-built causeway. Access to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via the King Fahad Causeway is a mere 30km drive.
Thanks to its strategic location and proximity to the Jubail Industrial City, King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail is the Kingdom’s primary outlet for petrochemicals produced there.
With an unmatched 34 berths, King Fahad Industrial Port is the largest of its kind in the Middle East.
The port has a channel depth of 13.7 metres which makes it suitable for large vessels and oil tankers (Panamax and Supr-Panamax class ships). The average water depth at the cargo pier and oil terminal is 9.1 metres. The major exports handled by the Port of Bejaia since the early 2000s has been hydrocarbons and petroleum products.
| Area | 6.8 km2 |
| Berths | 34 |
| Terminals | 5 |
| Capacity | 70m tons |
| Terminal operators | 10 |
Providing a safe passage to the container ships and maintenance services are major priorities of this port. The port has a storage yard coverage of almost 18000 square metres and an open container ground of 400,000 square metres. Bejaia port is the only port in Algeria that has the authority of handling dangerous goods, with 6 hangers of 140,000 square metres each.
| Address | PO Box 31951 Jubail Industrial City - Postal Code 547 |
| Telephone | +966133960079 |
| Fax | +966133578011 |
