“The annual throughput of King Abdullah Port for bulk and general cargo increased to 2.98 million ton by the end of 2019, compared to 689,000 ton in 2018, registering a 333 percent increase. In addition, 85 cargo ships docked in the port in 2019 compared to 57 ships in 2018.”
-Arab News reports that King Abdullah Port, the region’s first port fully owned, developed and operated by the private sector, flourished in 2019 and is now one of the world’s 100 largest ports after less than four years of operation. [Arab News]
