KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY A NEW GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUB SEPTEMBER, 2013 ©King Abdullah Economic City
USSaudiForum - Panel 4 - Fahd Al Rasheed - Creating Efficient Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Systems
May 20, 2015
The 3rd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum was held Sep 16-18, 2013, bringing together officials, business people, educators and specialists highlighting the U.S.-Saudi trade relationship and how U.S. companies can participate in Saudi Arabia's expansion.
Saudi Arabia is undergoing an extraordinary economic boom. Massive public investment, rapid private-sector growth and new sector initiatives are driving an expansion projected to offer more than $1 trillion in trade and investment opportunities over the next decade.
This panel of distinguished experts highlighted creating efficient transportation, logistics and supply chain systems.
Saudi Arabia is undergoing an extraordinary economic boom. Massive public investment, rapid private-sector growth and new sector initiatives are driving an expansion projected to offer more than $1 trillion in trade and investment opportunities over the next decade.
This panel of distinguished experts highlighted creating efficient transportation, logistics and supply chain systems.
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©King Abdullah Economic City
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITYA NEW GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUBSEPTEMBER, 2013
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Strategic Location
To establishKing Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) as a great enabler of socio-economic development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Vision
Moving Forward
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To create shareholder value through the sustainable development of KAEC as a globally competitive business destination, and by building communities that enrich people’s lives
Mission
Moving Forward
KAEC is the Largest Integrated Economic City at Over 168km² With 64km of Waterfront
~ Size of Washington, D.C.
Land Use Phase 5: Long-Term Plan
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The Port
BondedZone
Phase 1 Industrial
Area - Affordable Housing
Residential Projects
Haramain Station
Innovation Park
Bay La Sun
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Europe13.7 M TEU
KAEC is a strategic location as the main routes by traffic volume between MENA/Asia and Europe pass through the Red Sea
Source: Drewry; A.T. Kearney analysisAfrica
0.6 m TEU
Oceania0.8 M TEU
South Asia1.8 M TEU
Middle East 4.1 M TEU
Far East14 M TEU
Traffic of main global routes for containerized cargo (M TEUs; 2011)
The Red Sea has a total throughput of more than 30 Million TEUs per year
22.5 % of traded TEUs in the world are going through the Red Sea
Ocean freight is the largest transport type in Middle East logistics, followed by overland and air freight (40 % of overall transportation volume)
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King Abdullah Port
• 15 million sqm of land• 30 deep water container berths• 3 RO‐RO berths
– RO-RO Hub Handling Capacity: 1,600,000 units p.a.
• 8 bulk, liquid and general cargo berths• Bunkering facilities• 20 Million TEU capacity at final phase- one of largest 10 ports in the world
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Logistics Zone, Bonded and Re-export Zone
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Roadway
• KAEC has direct access to the KSA highway network
Seaport
• KAEC sea port with a capacity to handle 4 million TEUs in 2014
Railway• Future rail connection to Riyadh
(Land Bridge)• Future rail connection with Mecca
and Medina (Haramain Railway)
Airport
• 90 km distance to Jeddah airport
KAEC benefits from a strategic location within KSA and a high-tech transport infrastructure
Intermodal Connections from KAEC
KAEC
Leading companies have chosen KAEC
Pharmaceuticals:
FMCG:
Plastics:
Construction& building material:
Logistics:
General:
ICT:
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