More than SR640 million invested in Saudi ports amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

Saudi Arabia has invested over SR640 million in port infrastructure over three months to increase capacity and redirect supply chains away from the Strait of Hormuz amid regional disruptions. The Saudi Ports Authority opened a new truck marshalling zone at Jeddah Islamic Port as part of broader efforts to position the western coast as an alternative trade corridor.

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