Saudi Arabia’s score of 76.16 for Q2 2023 compared to 73.09 for Q1 2023 and 70.49 for Q2 2022. The score means the Kingdom retains its 16th position in the index’s ranking table, and improving on a ranking of 18 in Q2 2022.
The position marks an improvement over the second half of 2022, where Saudi Arabia slipped to 20th and 21st position.
LSCI is an index that allows the comparison of countries’ container shipping connectivity, based on the number of shipping lines serving the country, the largest vessel serving the country, the number of services connecting a country to other countries, the total number of vessels deployed to a country and their total teu capacity.
Saudi Arabia currently has 97 shipping links to 348 ports around the world, according to Mawani.
HE Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) thanked the Kingdom’s Leadership for “their unwavering support of the nation’s transportation, logistics, and ports sectors, noting that the landmark achievement will strengthen the country’s competitive position on the global maritime map.”
Al-Jasser said that the addition of 20 shipping services to the Saudi ports network in the first half of 2023 by global cargo carriers played a key role in enhancing its attractiveness, optimizing operating efficiency, and cementing its standing as a leading logistics hub of choice.
The Kingdom recently jumped 17 places in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI)—another trade connectivity benchmarking tool—reaching 38th position in 2023, compared to 55 in 2018 and 52 in 2016.
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