Construction of Jeddah's new container terminal under way
27 Jan 2008
The Saudi Trade and Export Development Company (Tusdeer) has announced that construction of its $443m Red Sea Gateway Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) was due to commence this month.
The new facility will be the first private grassroots build-operate-transfer (BOT) container terminal project in Saudi Arabia and capable of handling next generation vessels.
Tusdeer has signed the civil works contract with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, which is scheduled to be completed within 22 months. The works will include the construction of the quay wall, land reclamation and the dredging of a new 16.5m approach channel as well as other related infrastructure work. Tusdeer has also signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Limited (ZPMC) to provide the handling equipment for the terminal, which will include eight twin lift ship to shore cranes and 26 gantry cranes.






