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New Saudi Shipping Route to Connect Several East Asian Ports

The Saudi Ports Authority recently announced a new shipping route to East Asia that will connect a number of major East Asian ports, according to a June 1 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The route, announced in…

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May, will stop in Shanghai, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia, among others. The route will be operated out of Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Commercial Port, the report said. The shipping line will open “direct lines for shipping and exporting national products” while “accelerating direct import and export operations from East Asian countries and increasing trade exchange,” Saudi’s Ports Authority said in a statement, according to HKTDC.