Business is back to normal at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) following a delay in unloading shipments at the port, Arab News reported.
The unprecedented congestion at the region's largest port was caused by an increase in imports before Ramadan and Haj seasons.
There was a 23 percent increase in cargo arriving at JIP compared to 19 percent in other ports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah port deals with 65 percent of goods imported to the kingdom and such delays were possible during peak seasons.
Many ships had reportedly skipped Jeddah port in the past several weeks due to extreme delays and were unloading at nearby ports, causing problems to exporters and importers. They unloaded their shipment at different ports in order to avoid fines for the delay in delivering the goods at Jeddah port.
The unprecedented congestion at the region's largest port was caused by an increase in imports before Ramadan and Haj seasons.
There was a 23 percent increase in cargo arriving at JIP compared to 19 percent in other ports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jeddah port deals with 65 percent of goods imported to the kingdom and such delays were possible during peak seasons.
Many ships had reportedly skipped Jeddah port in the past several weeks due to extreme delays and were unloading at nearby ports, causing problems to exporters and importers. They unloaded their shipment at different ports in order to avoid fines for the delay in delivering the goods at Jeddah port.