Saudi s King Abdullah Port has ranked first among the world s most efficient container ports in the 2021 Container Port Performance Index published by The World Bank and S&P. Oman s Salalah Port and Qatar s Hamad Port came second and third respectively.
The port improved its ranking from second place last year after achieving the highest points among 443 ports on both the administrative and statistical methodological approaches of the index, which scores ports against different metrics.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port has become the world’s second fastest growing port for the second time in four years, as it improved its ranking by 10 positions, according to Alphaliner, a maritime transport data solution provider. The Kingdom’s newest port facility has jumped 10 places, from 83rd to 73rd, in Alphaliner’s list of the 100 largest container ports in