Riyadh Dry Port

Port

Riyadh Dry Port

Location
Location| As-Sinaiyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Details
Built| 1982
Operated by| SGP Riyadh
Saudi Railways Organization
Size| 918,639 m2
Rail lines| SRO Cargo line
Statistics
Annual TEU| 500,000 (2013)

Riyadh Dry Port is a dry port in the city of Riyadh. It is the largest inland port in Saudi Arabia.[1] The port is located on off Exit 16 in Al Malaz, adjacent to the Riyadh railway station.[2] Riyadh Dry Port covers an area of 918,639 m2 and accommodates six 6,480 m2 warehouses.[3]

The port handled 250,000 TEU in 2003,[4] and 500,000 TEU in 2013,[5] recording an 18% growth from 2012. Riyadh Dry Port handled 26,000 TEU in May 2013, and 30,749 TEU in May 2014. On 5 June 2014, handled a record 987 containers in a single day.[6][7]

## History[edit]

Riyadh Dry Port was established in 1982. The port was initially operated by the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO), which also operates the cargo line and manages empty container yards in Dammam.[8] SRO later decided to privatize the port's operations.[9] BAAS International Group (BIG) won a 10-year contract to handle operations at Riyadh Dry Port in 2011.[10]

In May 2012, Musaid Al-Sayyari, the Head of the National Committee for Customs Clearance (NCCC) at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, stated that "poor operation of the dry port [had] caused enormous damage to the goods". Customs brokers filed complaints with the SRO regarding BIG's port operations, after the clearance of 7,000 goods faced disruptions over a 45-day period.[11]

On 3 April 2013, Navis announced that it had completed the deployment of the Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating system (TOS) at the port.[12] The port also installed SAP enterprise application software making Riyadh the fifth port in the world to run a combination of the SPARCS N4 V2.2, XPS and ECN4 NAVIS modules.[3]

In December 2016, customs authorities discovered nearly 5 kg of hashish hidden inside a consignment at the port.[13]

## See also[edit]

* Transport in Saudi Arabia

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Riyadh dry set to grow BAAS International,Riyadh dry port, Intermodal miscellaneous". World Cargo News. July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. ^ "About us – Riyadh Dry Port". Riyadh Dry Port. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. ^ a b "Riyadh Dry Port Set for Greater Efficiency with New Software Backbone". SAP MENA Press Room. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
4. ^ "A review of dry ports". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
5. ^ "BAAS International Group to expand Riyadh Dry Port". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
6. ^ "Riyadh Dry Port activity to double with a new terminal". Zawya. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
7. ^ "Elevation Finder". www.freemaptools.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
8. ^ "Riyadh dry port to be privatized". Arab News. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
9. ^ Staff, CW. "Rail authority to rejig, privatise Riyadh dry port". Construction Week Online. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
10. ^ "About us - BAAS International Group". Riyadh Dry Port. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
11. ^ "Poor handling disrupts 7,000 containers at Riyadh dry port". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
12. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Dry Port Goes Live with Navis SPARCS N4". Navis. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
13. ^ MENAFN. "Riyadh Dry Port Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle nearly five kilograms of hashish". Retrieved 2017-03-12.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* BAAS International Group website
* SRO website