Top spot Jeddah enjoys near 8% cargo rise
JEDDAH Islamic Port handled 45.7m tonnes last year, a 7.8% increase on 2007, pipping King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail (42.5m tonnes, up 12.3%) to top spot. The total amount of cargo handled in all Saudi ports in 2008 reached more than 154m tonnes, up 9.1% on 2007.