RIYADH: Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries has launched a new package of incentives aimed at supporting shipping lines and enhancing the port’s competitiveness as part of its efforts to attract further investment and facilitate maritime trade.
The new incentives include discounts of up to 50 percent on shipping and handling services, reducing operational costs and stimulating the growth of imports and exports through the port.
The package also includes incentives for new customers, such as a fixed 20 percent discount and a full waiver of maritime fees for the first three voyages, aimed at encouraging shipping lines to begin operations in the city.
It further includes cargo-related incentives based on a progressive five-tier structure for local imports and exports, where discounts on handling services range from 5 to 20 percent, depending on the volume of operations.
Regarding transit services, a four-tier incentive system has been adopted, based on handling volumes, offering discounts of up to 50 percent, thereby strengthening the city’s role as a regional logistics hub.
This initiative forms part of broader plans to reinforce the port’s strategic role, enhance operational efficiency, support economic activity, and strengthen the position of Saudi ports on the global maritime transport map.
The port boasts advanced infrastructure, with a total quay length of approximately 1,250 meters, distributed across a 350-meter bulk cargo quay, a 360-meter general cargo quay, and a 540-meter container quay. The draft reaches 16.5 meters to accommodate various types of vessels.
The port’s operational area exceeds 7 sq. kilometers, with an annual handling capacity of over 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units and approximately 5 million tonnes of bulk cargo, thereby enhancing its ability to meet the growing demand for logistics services.
Saudi Ports Authority, known as Mawani, has been working to strengthen maritime infrastructure to support industrial expansion, export growth, and the Kingdom’s integration into global trade networks.
Aligned with Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s modernization efforts aim to transform the Kingdom into a global logistics hub linking Asia, Europe, and Africa, with Mawani’s port development at the heart of this strategy.
With more than SR2.2 billion ($586.6 million) in private-sector investment directed toward multipurpose cargo terminals at eight Saudi ports, the overhaul reflects a broader effort to align logistics performance with Vision 2030’s industrial ambitions.
