Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah Islamic Port
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Location
CountrySaudi Arabia
LocationJeddah, Makkah Province
Coordinates21°29′1.8348″N 39°10′24.2646″E / 21.483843000°N 39.173406833°E / 21.483843000; 39.173406833
Details
Opened646 A.D.
Owned bySaudi Ports Authority
Type of harbourTerminal
SizeLarge
No. of berths62 (2023)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage130 million
Website
mawani.gov.sa/ports
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Jeddah Islamic Port is a Saudi Arabian port, located in Jeddah on the Red Sea, at the middle of an international shipping route between the east and west via the Suez Canal. It is the second-largest and second-busiest port in the Arab world (after the Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai, UAE). The city of Jeddah is the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia (after the capital Riyadh), and is Saudi Arabia's commercial capital.[1]

Overview

Jeddah Islamic Port

The port lies on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. It is the principal port serving the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The port serves the commercial centres through which 65% of Saudi Arabia's imports by sea are being handled.[2] The importance of Jeddah Port increased and reached its maximum limit when Saudi Arabia was developing into a modern country.

The port was established in 646 A.D. during the reign of the Caliph Uthman ibn Affan,[3] and today has 62 berths in service.[2] It occupies an area of 12 square kilometers and its deep water quays provide an overall berthing length of 11.2 kilometers with a maximum draft of 16 metres.[3] The port can accommodate the latest[when?] generation of large container vessels with a capacity of 19,800 TEUs.[2]

Jeddah Seaport is the western terminus of the Saudi Landbridge Project, the eastern terminus being Dammam.[4]

The port is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to Singapore, towards the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its connections to Central Europe and the North Sea.[5][6][7][8][9]

In order to improve the operating efficiency of the seaport, three new ships-to-shore cranes have been added.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Saudis may be stretching out the hand of peace to their old foes". The Economist. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Jeddah Islamic Port". mawani.gov.sa. Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ^ a b "Information & Services". www.ports.gov.sa. Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. ^ "Map of Landbridge Railway". Google Maps. Google Maps.
  5. ^ "China to Boost Belt and Road Links with Saudi Arabia". www.maritime-executive.com.
  6. ^ Hernig, Marcus (2018), Die Renaissance der Seidenstraße (in German)
  7. ^ "The Maritime Silk Road in South-East Asia". www.southworld.net.
  8. ^ "How Saudi Arabia revived the ancient Silk Road". Arab News. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ^ "China's Belt and Road Initiative beacons new trade in MENAT". www.business.hsbc.ae.
  10. ^ "Jeddah Islamic Port receives 3 ship-to-shore cranes". Arab News. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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