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Mawani and CMA CGM Sign Agreement to Develop Fourth Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port with SAR 1.6 Billion Investment

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the signing of an agreement between Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) and France's CMA CGM Group to develop and operate the fourth container terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port, with investments of around SAR 1.6 billion. The project targets raising the terminal's handling capacity to approximately 2.6 million TEU per year. The scope includes developing deep-water berths capable of receiving the latest generation of ultra-large container vessels, along with advanced operating technology and ten new ship-to-shore cranes. The agreement forms part of the wider development plan for Jeddah Islamic Port and its ability to attract global carriers and services, which in turn affects the handling capacity available to Saudi importers and exporters and cargo turnaround times at the port.

25 Aug 2026 Ahmed Amr Read

MSC Expands HIMALAYA EXPRESS Service to Include Ports in Saudi Arabia and Egypt

MSC has decided to expand its HIMALAYA EXPRESS service, which connects the Indian subcontinent with Europe and the Red Sea, by adding Abu Qir port in Egypt along with King Abdullah Port and Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia, and adjusting the rotation to include Turkey. Vessels on the service will continue sailing via the Cape of Good Hope without transiting Bab el-Mandeb. The updated rotation is: Valencia, Barcelona, Gioia Tauro, Abu Qir, King Abdullah, Jeddah, Aliaga, Valencia, Sines, Las Palmas, Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Vizhinjam, Las Palmas, Sines, and back to Valencia. The addition of Abu Qir gives Egyptian shippers a further direct link to the Indian subcontinent and Europe within the service network.

23 Aug 2026 Ahmed Amr Read

PIL Launches New Service Connecting Safaga and Sokhna Ports with Jeddah Islamic Port

PIL has announced the launch of its new IRF service, connecting Safaga port and Sokhna port in Egypt with Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. The service is deployed with a vessel of up to 1,261 TEU capacity. It adds a direct option for cargo movement between Egypt's Red Sea ports and the Saudi market, a corridor relied on by a large number of Egyptian exporters in food, building materials and manufacturing. The Saudi Ports Authority stated that the addition strengthens Jeddah Islamic Port's position as a main hub for maritime connectivity on the Red Sea.

19 Aug 2026 Ahmed Amr Read

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Mawani and CMA CGM Sign Agreement to Develop Fourth Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port with SAR 1.6 Billion Investment

MSC Expands HIMALAYA EXPRESS Service to Include Ports in Saudi Arabia and Egypt

PIL Launches New Service Connecting Safaga and Sokhna Ports with Jeddah Islamic Port

Maersk Resumes Transit via Bab el-Mandeb and the Suez Canal for the First Time in Two Years

Trial Operations Begin at Red Sea Container Terminal No. 1 at Sokhna Port

CMA CGM Revises FAK Freight Rates from Asia to the Mediterranean and North Africa

Mawani Adds New CMA CGM Shipping Service to King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam

Suez Canal: One of the World’s Largest Container Ships Transits the Canal for the First Time in Two Years

Mawani Signs MoUs with CMA CGM, MSC, and Maersk to Support Saudi Exports

Finmar Updates M-LINE Service Linking Dekheila Port with Indian and Gulf Ports

CMA CGM Adjusts Ocean Freight Rates from the Indian Subcontinent to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa

Three-Carrier Alliance Launches New Service Connecting China to Red Sea Ports

China Grants Customs Exemption for Egyptian Exports

The Saudi Ports Authority Announces New Shipping Service Connecting Jeddah Islamic Port to Regional and Global Ports

MAWANI Signs Agreement to Develop the Fourth Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port

Key CMA CGM Updates for November

ONE Launches New IG4 Service Linking West India to Key Middle East Ports

MSC has announced updated ocean freight rates from all Far East ports to Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea

CMA CGM Updates FAK Rates from Asia to the Mediterranean and North Africa

Maersk Applies Emergency Surcharge Due to Red Sea Disruptions

48-Hour Strike Halts Operations at Port of Rotterdam