The King Fahad Industrial Port (Jubail) is a Saudi port located in
Jubail
Jubail ( ar, الجبيل, ''Al Jubayl'') is a city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia, with a total population of 684,531 as of 2021. It is home to the largest industrial city in the world. It is also home to th ...
city of
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
. The port was established in 1974 to serve
Jubail Industrial city
Jubail Industrial City, the world's largest industrial city, was established in 1975 and is located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It covers 1,016 square kilometers and includes industrial complexes and port facilities. It contributes t ...
and now is considered as one of the largest industrial ports in the world.
Specification
King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail has 34 berths with a capacity of 70 million tons per year. There are five terminals in the port; General Cargo Terminal, Marine Equipment, Bulk Cargo Terminal, Petrochemical & Petroleum products Terminal, and Open Sea Tanker Terminal.
See also
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Saudi Ports Authority
Saudi Ports Authority () is a government agency that supervises the ports of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1976 as an independent agency of the Prime Minister's office, to bring together the governance and operations of the multiple ports of t ...
References
Ports and harbours of Saudi Arabia
1974 establishments in Saudi Arabia
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