New trade route to link Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Commercial Port to six global destinaions

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has revealed the addition of Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Commercial Port to the India Gulf Service 1 (IG1) shipping route by ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd.

The weekly service will link the Kingdom to the ports of Jebel Ali, Karachi, Mundra, Sohar, Shuaiba, and Umm Qasr on board three containerships with an average carrying capacity of 2,400 TEUs. The service is scheduled to commence on February 12.

Mawani said the port is modernly equipped to handle all kinds of vessels and goods alongside delivering a host of offerings to local importers and exporters.