YANBU, 12 June 2007 — On a national tour of the Kingdom’s ports, Dr. Khaled Ahmed Abdul Rahman Bubshait, head of the Saudi Ports Authority, recently visited Yanbu and inspected work at the Yanbu Commercial Port and the King Fahd Industrial Port.
Bubshait also toured and met officials at Yanbu Seaport, and was briefed about the port’s workflow and given an overview of projects, worth over SR31 million, which are taking place there.
He also visited all of the seaport’s facilities, including the Haj and Umrah facilities.
The official then visited the King Fahd Industrial Seaport to supervise the current expansion project, which is worth more than SR89.9 million and which will take two years to complete.
The project includes deepening the entrance of the seaport to 18 meters to serve petrochemical ships.
The second expansion project includes expanding a cargo station to receive large ships carrying 150 tons of cargo instead of 50 tons.
With the completion of this project, facilities at the seaport will improve allowing it to receive large ships and strengthening King Fahd Industrial Seaport in the regional and international level.
