The King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail, eastern Saudi Arabia, handled 21.648 million tonnes of cargo in the six months ended June 30, 2010, up from 20.365 million tonnes a year earlier, the Saudi Ports Authority said.
The cargo loaded at the port totalled 17.679 million tonnes in the first half of 2010, down from 18.143 million tonnes in the same period of 2009, while the unloaded cargo rose to 3.969 million tonnes from 2.221 million tonnes.
The port loaded 8.343 million tonnes of refined products, almost unchanged from 8.503 million tonnes, and 9.337 million tonnes of petrochemicals, down from 9.641 million tonnes.
The construction of King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail began in 1974 near Jubail Industrial City. The port was designed for importing raw materials demanded by local industries and for the exports of industrial products such as petrochemicals, petroleum products, fertilisers and sulphur.
There is a major expansion currently underway at the port, including several projects for the construction of a petrochemicals dock and four berths, as well as access roads to the site, and power and water facilities. The expansion is expected to be completed by June 2011.
The cargo loaded at the port totalled 17.679 million tonnes in the first half of 2010, down from 18.143 million tonnes in the same period of 2009, while the unloaded cargo rose to 3.969 million tonnes from 2.221 million tonnes.
The port loaded 8.343 million tonnes of refined products, almost unchanged from 8.503 million tonnes, and 9.337 million tonnes of petrochemicals, down from 9.641 million tonnes.
The construction of King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail began in 1974 near Jubail Industrial City. The port was designed for importing raw materials demanded by local industries and for the exports of industrial products such as petrochemicals, petroleum products, fertilisers and sulphur.
There is a major expansion currently underway at the port, including several projects for the construction of a petrochemicals dock and four berths, as well as access roads to the site, and power and water facilities. The expansion is expected to be completed by June 2011.