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Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman inaugurates King Abdullah Port
Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has inaugurated the project of King Abdullah Port in Rabigh on Monday evening.
During a speech at the event, the Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman, as the deputy premier and minister of defense, explained that “The port will make the Kingdom a linking point of three continents – Asia, Europe and Africa.”
Minister of Transport Nabil Al-Amoudi explained that the port is the first one in the Kingdom to be owned, operated and managed by a private sector.
Al-Amoudi also added that the total expected value of exports is to reach SR600 billion by 2020, and value for port exports would reach SR500 billion in 2030.
As for the capacity of the port, it is expected to hold up to 20 million containers after development.
Saleh Bin Laden, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Port Development Company, said that the port is considered the fastest and largest port in the region, and is expected to make it among the top 10 ports in the world.
The port, being a part of KAEC, hopes to turn Saudi Arabia into a global logistics hub, and will contribute in offering jobs for 20,000 individuals. More than 13 percent of the world trade will be passing through the port; thus making it the largest infrastructure project ever to be implemented in the Kingdom.
In five days, an international motor show, will take place in Jeddah. The Jeddah superdome, 6th December and until 10th of December, will be one of the biggest international motor shows. The exhibition is sponsored by the ministry of transport and logistics and organized by the Salah company. The Jeddah Superdome, has set a world Record for being the largest freestanding dome in the world, in contrast to the Tokyo Dome which formerly held the title, with 206 meters. Located on the Madinah Road, West of King Abdallah sport City, the Jeddah Superdome has an internal area of 24,000 square meters, and a height of 46 meters, with a diameter of 210 meters, a parking space that accommodates 5200 viceless. The exhibition includes many experiences such as drifting, with professional drivers, on dedicated racks, go karting, off road experience with SUVs with professional drivers in a dedicated circuit, and an opportunity to drive the car of your dreams. In addition to restaurants, cafes that suit all of your tastes. The exhibition includes many important car agencies and exclusive launches of many vintage and antique cars presented for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to an auction of rare classic cars, with more than 35 luxury and rare cars on display. The auction was held by the Silverstone auctioneers, the biggest UK classic car auction house. The event is the biggest in its name, and the car industry, featuring the oldest cars, but unfortunately nothing was sold.
Beaches of the Kingdom are about to get cleaner with the ‘Let’s Make Them Cleaner’ initiative, which was launched on Friday by the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Professional divers are taking part of the campaign as volunteers who are ready to clean the beaches and seabeds of Saudi Arabia, in order to save the marine environment from pollution.
The initiative is one of the events launched for Saudi and International Volunteer Day, which is celebrated every year on the 5th of December.
Entitles ‘Ataa Watan,’ the event covers several programs and activities across Saudi Arabia, they were held in partnership with government bodies and NGOs.
So far, the ministry launched five initiatives throughout this year, as part of the Voluntary Work Platform it launched on March 31, 2020.
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