Mawani and UNCTAD Hold Workshop to Discuss the Kingdom’s Improvement in Global Indices

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has held a workshop in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to discuss the 2023 Review of Maritime Transport.

The workshop also examined the Kingdom’s maritime and logistics achievements, and explored the efforts exerted to improve its ranking across key global indices.

The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication issued by UNCTAD, outlines and analyzes major structural and cyclical developments within the global shipping, trade and ports sectors, and provides a wealth of industry data.

Attended by private sector partners, the workshop underscored the strategic importance attributed to the national ports sector, which handles about 90% of the Kingdom’s exports and 70% of its imports, and which also serves as a major logistics hub that fosters global trade.

The current year has seen significant strides the Kingdom has taken across leading global indicators. These include ranking 38th in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI), reaching the 16th position in this year’s Lloyd’s List of 100 Ports, based on the annual throughput, and scoring 77.66 points in UNCTAD’s Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) during Q3.