Saudi Red Sea ports brace for seasonal import surge

Red Sea ports are struggling to deal with large volumes of incoming cargo as war-related disruptions to Saudi shipping lanes continue.

Shipping executives warn that vessels are already facing lengthy delays, while rising cargo volumes are adding to congestion on Saudi highways.

With no freight rail link between Jeddah and Riyadh, the seasonal surge threatens to put further strain on supply chains already disrupted by the Iran war.

The value of goods entering Saudi Arabia through Jeddah Islamic Port nearly doubled in August compared with a year earlier, rising 94 percent year on year to SAR33.5 billion ($8.9 billion), according to a report published on Monday by the General Authority for Statistics.

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