King Abdullah Port (KAP) says it is well prepared to receive the heavy container traffic that precedes Ramadan every year.

This time of year constitutes a vital season for trade activities in the Kingdom, including various market sectors, particularly food, clothing, electronics and others.

During the period preceding the holy month, commercial traffic in Saudi Arabia will benefit from KAP’s massive capacity.

In May 2015, KAP announced the opening of the fourth berth as planned. The opening had a great impact on increasing the capacity of the container station as those berths are 18 meters deep and have an overall height of 1,470 meters.

KAP has storage spaces reaching approximately 1,600 meters in length and 450 to 550 meters in width, allowing the storage of 94,338 dry standard containers at once.

It has a storage capacity of 5,250 standard refrigerated containers at once and is subject to the highest control standards to ensure high storage quality.

Abdullah bin Muhammad Hameedaddin, MD of the Ports Development Company, owner, developer and manager of KAP, commented: “King Abdullah Port owns a modern and advanced transportation network designed to accomplish all loading and transportation of goods quickly and efficiently. Its proximity to the Kingdom’s highways smoothly facilitates the transportation of goods, which saves time and effort. As a major and coaxial port on the Red Sea, King Abdullah Port is characterized by being close to several major cities, including Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, Rabigh and Yanbu.

Hameedaddin expressed his thanks and appreciation to all government entities operating at the port, including the ministries, security bodies and agencies, for their great efforts, which contributed to the success of KAP and its high commissioning standards.

He said the private and public sectors represent a cornerstone in the success of the efforts aimed at the diversification of the national economy.