Saudi Arabia’s transport and logistics sector encompasses a broad range of active facilities and routes. Given the Kingdom’s position between Europe and Asia and its central role in the global energy market, as well as the current importance of imported goods for meeting basic consumer demand, transport and logistics are crucial to the economy. Plans for the sector’s future involve a...
Saudi Arabia Transport
Saudi Arabia has undergone significant reforms to foster growth and diversification. While some initiatives were delayed during the Covid-19 pandemic, progress in areas such as the digital economy accelerated. Aided by elevated oil prices in 2022, strategies underlined in Vision 2030 continue moving forwards, and the Kingdom today presents ample opportunities for foreign investors, underpinned by efforts to boost private sector participation in the economy.
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Omar Hariri, President, Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
Articles & Analysis | The global shipping industry works to lower its environmental impact from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
As environmental concerns become increasingly pressing for governments and businesses alike, the shipping industry is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint. In August 2021 Danish shipping company Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line, announced that it had invested $1.4bn in eight new vessels to be powered by methanol, rather than oil-based fuels. The ships...
Articles & Analysis | Transport modernisation projects drive GCC efficiencies from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
Following delays, the long-awaited GCC Railway looks likely to be revitalised – a move that could transform trade and connectivity across the Gulf. The project was given a significant boost in December 2021 when leaders of the six GCC countries approved the establishment of the GCC Railways Authority, the body that is expected to oversee the ongoing coordination of the project...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia invests in transport infrastructure to improve connectivity from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
Saudi Arabia’s transport and logistics sector encompasses a broad range of active facilities and routes. Given the Kingdom’s position between Europe and Asia and its central role in the global energy market, as well as the current importance of imported goods for meeting basic consumer demand, transport and logistics are crucial to the economy. Plans for the sector’s future...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia initiating transport infrastructure upgrades as international travel increases from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
By 2030 Saudi Arabia is seeking to attract 100m domestic and international tourists per annum as part of wider efforts to diversify economic growth away from hydrocarbons (see Tourism chapter). This target represents a significant increase in inbound visitors and internal movement within the Kingdom for leisure purposes, and will necessitate upgrades and expansion to transport...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Faisal Saad Albedah, Managing Director and CEO, SAL Saudi Logistics Services: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
In what ways can the private sector contribute to establishing Saudi Arabia as a logistics centre linking three continents, in support of Vision 2030?