Riyadh Dry Port is a
dry port
A dry port (sometimes referred to as an inland port) is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport, operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.
In addition to their role in ...
in the city of
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of th ...
. It is the largest inland port in Saudi Arabia. The port is located on off Exit 16 in Al Malaz, adjacent to the
Riyadh railway station. Riyadh Dry Port covers an area of 918,639 m
2 and accommodates six 6,480 m
2 warehouses.
The port handled 250,000
TEU in 2003, and 500,000 TEU in 2013, recording an 18% growth from 2012. Riyadh Dry Port handled 26,000 TEU in May 2013, and 30,749 TEU in May 2014. On 5 June 2014, handled a record 987 containers in a single day.
History
Riyadh Dry Port was established in 1982. The port was initially operated by the
Saudi Railways Organization
The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) ( ar, المؤسسة العامة للخطوط الحديدية) is one of two state-owned companies that operates Saudi Arabia's rail network along with Saudi Railway Company. The SRO operates a network of ...
(SRO), which also operates the cargo line and manages empty container yards in Dammam. SRO later decided to privatize the port's operations. BAAS International Group (BIG) won a 10-year contract to handle operations at Riyadh Dry Port in 2011.
In May 2012, Musaid Al-Sayyari, the Head of the National Committee for Customs Clearance (NCCC) at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, stated that "poor operation of the dry port
adcaused enormous damage to the goods". Customs brokers filed complaints with the SRO regarding BIG's port operations, after the clearance of 7,000 goods faced disruptions over a 45-day period.
On 3 April 2013, Navis announced that it had completed the deployment of the Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system (TOS) at the port. The port also installed SAP enterprise application software making Riyadh the fifth port in the world to run a combination of the SPARCS N4 V2.2, XPS and ECN4 NAVIS modules.
In December 2016, customs authorities discovered nearly 5 kg of hashish hidden inside a consignment at the port.
See also
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Transport in Saudi Arabia
Transport in Saudi Arabia is facilitated through a relatively young system of roads, railways and seaways. Most of the network started construction after the discovery of oil in the Eastern Province in 1952, with the notable exception of Hig ...
References
External links
Official websiteBAAS International Group websiteSRO website
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1982 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Buildings and structures completed in 1982
Ports and harbours of Saudi Arabia
Buildings and structures in Riyadh
Transport in Riyadh
Economy of Riyadh
Dry ports