Doha: As Jeddah struggles to handle all the cargo passing through Saudi Arabia’s premier port international shipping lines are starting to prepare to shift some services to the new port of King Abdullah Economic City, which will start business in the third quarter of this year.
Hani Trabelsi, a shipping agent, told Al Iqtisadiah newspaper that "these repeated crises" at the port of Jeddah is one of the reasons for the high prices of goods to the end consumer. [04/06/13]
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