# Riyadh Cargo

> Independent news monitoring for cargo, freight and logistics across the Middle East — with Saudi Arabia first. Air cargo, sea freight, road & rail, ports and supply chains.

Last updated: 2026-08-04T16:22:49.345Z
Update frequency: publisher feeds are polled on demand and cached for 10 minutes; the daily Morning Manifest is compiled at 04:00 UTC (07:00 Asia/Riyadh).
Coverage area: Saudi Arabia first, then the rest of the GCC — United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait — plus Jordan, the wider Middle East, and the global freight stories that reach the region.
Language: en
Publisher: RiyadhCargo.com — independent, publishing under this name since 2024 · info@riyadhcargo.com

RiyadhCargo.com is an independent news monitoring service. It is not a cargo carrier, freight forwarder or shipping company, and is not affiliated with any airline (including Riyadh Air) or logistics provider. This website has operated under the RiyadhCargo.com name since 2024; Riyadh Air’s separate cargo division, launched in January 2026, also uses the name “Riyadh Cargo” — the two are unrelated. Every headline links to the original publisher; story pages carry a headline, a short summary and a link to the source article.

## What this source can answer

- What is moving right now in Saudi and Gulf cargo, freight and logistics — across air, sea and road & rail.
- Which publisher reported a given Middle East freight story, and on what date.
- Official annual GCC sea and air cargo volumes (port tonnage, container TEU, airport tonnes), 2020–2025, with the releasing authority named per table.
- Saudi cargo data MONTH BY MONTH: port container throughput with the import/export/transhipment split, port cargo tonnage, plus annual air cargo by airport, rail and land-border freight, warehouse capacity and logistics centres — all downloadable as CSV.
- Standing reference facts about Saudi cargo gateways: who operates King Khalid, King Abdulaziz and King Fahd international airports and the ports at Jeddah, Dammam, Rabigh, Jubail, Ras Al-Khair and Riyadh Dry Port; their coordinates and UN/LOCODEs; berth counts, quay lengths and depths; cargo village and terminal facilities; published capacity; carriers and shipping lines; rail and road connections; customs, cold-chain and dangerous-goods capability; and the expansion projects under way at each.
- HOW TO ACTUALLY MOVE GOODS INTO SAUDI ARABIA — procedure, not opinion: who may be the importer of record, what must exist before a shipment sails, how the customs declaration reaches ZATCA through the Fasah single window and by when, how HS classification and CIF valuation set the duty, how the 15% import VAT is calculated and when it may be reported on a VAT return instead of paid at the border, what is prohibited and what is merely restricted and which authority approves it, how ATA carnets and temporary admission work, how re-export and returned-goods relief work, what a bonded zone suspends and for how long, and what SFDA, SASO/SABER, GACA and the chemical-permitting ministries require. Every rule on those pages names the instrument and the authority behind it.
- How Riyadh Air’s cargo division (a different organisation from this website) is being covered.

## What this source cannot answer

- Rates, bookings, quotes or capacity — this is a newsroom, not a freight service.
- Road and land-border freight volumes: no GCC state publishes an audited annual series, so this desk prints none.
- Licensed price assessments (Platts, Argus, TAC, Freightos) are never reproduced here.

## Current wire (150 stories)

- [Former Saudia and EVA Air Boeing 747-400BCF joins Network Airline Management](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1i46dyg-former-saudia-and-eva-air-boeing-747-400bcf-joins-network-airline-management) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [Despite Houthi Threats, Saudi Tanker Terminal Carries On](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/109x0z0-despite-houthi-threats-saudi-tanker-terminal-carries-on) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Six Saudi Tankers Turn Away From Gulf of Aden, Ship-tracking Data Shows](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/19t9rni-six-saudi-tankers-turn-away-from-gulf-of-aden-ship-tracking-data-shows) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [SAL Logistics completes Aviapartner Liège acquisition](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/k5ekrg-sal-logistics-completes-aviapartner-li-ge-acquisition) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [SolitAir adds Bucharest cargo service as EU network grows](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1hxn4w-solitair-adds-bucharest-cargo-service-as-eu-network-grows) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Iran demands inbound control of Hormuz and outbound oversight, source says](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/htl79w-iran-demands-inbound-control-of-hormuz-and-outbound-oversight-source-says) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [No charge for Bab al-Mandab Strait transits, Houthis tell The Loadstar](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/18cx4e4-no-charge-for-bab-al-mandab-strait-transits-houthis-tell-the-loadstar) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Mabux: Middle East tensions drive sharp rise in global bunker prices](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1nxdcb7-mabux-middle-east-tensions-drive-sharp-rise-in-global-bunker-prices) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Six years on, families of those killed in huge Lebanon port blast hope for justice at last](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1oxdgnw-six-years-on-families-of-those-killed-in-huge-lebanon-port-blast-hope-for) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [Sharp fall in Q1 profits – but ONE’s new network strategy paying off](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/xku2hd-sharp-fall-in-q1-profits-but-ones-new-network-strategy-paying-off) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [US Has Used ‘Virtually All’ of Its Long-Range Precision Missiles During Iran War, Sources Say](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1wls21l-us-has-used-virtually-all-of-its-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war) — 2026-08-04 — reported by gCaptain
- [Iran and Oman discussing plan to split control of Hormuz shipping routes](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/vx4tyd-iran-and-oman-discussing-plan-to-split-control-of-hormuz-shipping-routes) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Middle East Eye
- [Turkey calls on Russia, Ukraine to ensure Black Sea safety after drone attack](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/wdervs-turkey-calls-on-russia-ukraine-to-ensure-black-sea-safety-after-drone-attack) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [Oman Air launches five new routes in a single week](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1t4a5n-oman-air-launches-five-new-routes-in-a-single-week) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Crewmember missing after bulker struck in Hormuz](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1xtbkcm-crewmember-missing-after-bulker-struck-in-hormuz) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Three crew injured as cargo ship hit by drone attack near Russia's Novorossiysk](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/74eohb-three-crew-injured-as-cargo-ship-hit-by-drone-attack-near-russias-novorossiysk) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [Cargo Ship Attacked in Omani Sector of the Strait of Hormuz](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/149km1x-cargo-ship-attacked-in-omani-sector-of-the-strait-of-hormuz) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/17tv535-shipping-traffic-at-key-gulf-waterways-little-changed-on-uncertain-peace-talks) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [Fortunes Buoyed by Hormuz Crisis, Clarksons Posts a Record First Half](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1b0emth-fortunes-buoyed-by-hormuz-crisis-clarksons-posts-a-record-first-half) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Seafarer Happiness Under Pressure Due to Workload and Wages](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1n4vj5-seafarer-happiness-under-pressure-due-to-workload-and-wages) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [How Iran is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/vknwwv-how-iran-is-widening-its-pressure-campaign-to-force-u-s-concessions) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [Trump Says U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Denies Talks](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1on26sw-trump-says-u-s-controls-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-denies-talks) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [3 factors that may shape air cargo market in H2](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/o9vy3g-3-factors-that-may-shape-air-cargo-market-in-h2) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Seafarer Happiness Slips as Chronic Strain Replaces Crisis, Survey Finds](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/r4cim0-seafarer-happiness-slips-as-chronic-strain-replaces-crisis-survey-finds) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [Clarksons Posts Record First-Half Profit as Hormuz Crisis Drives Shipping Boom](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/kua4yt-clarksons-posts-record-first-half-profit-as-hormuz-crisis-drives-shipping-boom) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [SolitAir launches inaugural flight to Bucharest, expanding European network](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ny7jfr-solitair-launches-inaugural-flight-to-bucharest-expanding-european-network) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [From strawberries to aircraft engines: Emirates SkyCargo supercharges UK exports](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/ku2e5s-from-strawberries-to-aircraft-engines-emirates-skycargo-supercharges-uk-exports) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Iran Says No Talks Are Under Way with United States After Trump Calls Off Attacks](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/121a54q-iran-says-no-talks-are-under-way-with-united-states-after-trump-calls-off) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [Japan Airlines unveils Tokyo DisneySea 25th anniversary-themed aircraft](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/euvju2-japan-airlines-unveils-tokyo-disneysea-25th-anniversary-themed-aircraft) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [Swiss semi-private aviation startup PeakJet completes first flight](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/74eqly-swiss-semi-private-aviation-startup-peakjet-completes-first-flight) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [Qantas Group, Japan Airlines sign deal to reshape Jetstar Japan ownership](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/b503ui-qantas-group-japan-airlines-sign-deal-to-reshape-jetstar-japan-ownership) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [TAAG Cargo launches Lusaka freighter service](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ry46iv-taag-cargo-launches-lusaka-freighter-service) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Boeing 737 MAX 7 gains FAA certification – which airlines placed orders?](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/xtzyce-boeing-737-max-7-gains-faa-certification-which-airlines-placed-orders) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [New aircraft expand regional network](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1owvrk2-new-aircraft-expand-regional-network) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Japan Airlines joins pilot test to capture CO2 directly from seawater](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/st2szl-japan-airlines-joins-pilot-test-to-capture-co2-directly-from-seawater) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AeroTime
- [Top Container Lines Lean Towards Ownership Over Chartering](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1nn9c04-top-container-lines-lean-towards-ownership-over-chartering) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Atlas Air finalizes Air Atlanta investment](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/vlrw8e-atlas-air-finalizes-air-atlanta-investment) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Network Airline Management expands fleet with Addition of 5th Boeing 747 Freighter](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ryqgsz-network-airline-management-expands-fleet-with-addition-of-5th-boeing-747) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Is Lufthansa giving up on its Airbus A321 cargo fleet?](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/pz8m1z-is-lufthansa-giving-up-on-its-airbus-a321-cargo-fleet) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [beOnd Appoints AVIAREPS as Strategic Commercial Partner in Europe](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/wdlzcc-beond-appoints-aviareps-as-strategic-commercial-partner-in-europe) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Starlux Airlines launches first European route with Taipei-Prague flight](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1fexegk-starlux-airlines-launches-first-european-route-with-taipei-prague-flight) — 2026-08-03 — reported by AeroTime
- [EU CBEC 2026 Brings Air Cargo Heavyweights Together for Its Industry Leaders Panel](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/5ni13v-eu-cbec-2026-brings-air-cargo-heavyweights-together-for-its-industry-leaders) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Edelweiss appoints new CEO as Bernd Bauer steps down after 12 years](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/142ekub-edelweiss-appoints-new-ceo-as-bernd-bauer-steps-down-after-12-years) — 2026-08-03 — reported by AeroTime
- [60 Seconds With … Ghariba Suleiman](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1rhmg25-60-seconds-with-ghariba-suleiman) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [The future role of the GSSA](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1hv49s3-the-future-role-of-the-gssa) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [What Baku and Changi Are Building Together](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/aa6fxy-what-baku-and-changi-are-building-together) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [GSSA transformation sharpens airline-aligned commercial architecture](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/xx00d8-gssa-transformation-sharpens-airline-aligned-commercial-architecture) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Building community, mobilising for Venezuela](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/18ubcns-building-community-mobilising-for-venezuela) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Maersk revises Dragon service proforma](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1uaz6wb-maersk-revises-dragon-service-proforma) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [More than 150 people rescued in English Channel after boat catches fire](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/utain1-more-than-150-people-rescued-in-english-channel-after-boat-catches-fire) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Al Jazeera
- [Torm tied to MR newbuild series in China](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1jaf9ks-torm-tied-to-mr-newbuild-series-in-china) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Asia Pacific: cheaper space, but not cheaper shipping, warns Dimerco](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ul9bg6-asia-pacific-cheaper-space-but-not-cheaper-shipping-warns-dimerco) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [EXCLUSIVE: AI and tech, the MSC way](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/16liq19-exclusive-ai-and-tech-the-msc-way) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Six years after Beirut port blast, victims' families say 'wound has not healed'](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/v9vnva-six-years-after-beirut-port-blast-victims-families-say-wound-has-not-healed) — 2026-08-04 — reported by AL Monitor
- [ICTSI reports first-half 2026 financial results](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/fhdh3w-ictsi-reports-first-half-2026-financial-results) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Liner price hikes give spot rates on the transpacific a boost](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1w7djph-liner-price-hikes-give-spot-rates-on-the-transpacific-a-boost) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Minerva adds to boxship newbuild series](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/vxe67i-minerva-adds-to-boxship-newbuild-series) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Contships Logistics reports second-quarter and half-year results](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1c8n5x1-contships-logistics-reports-second-quarter-and-half-year-results) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Arcadia expands newbuild programme with Hengli LR2 trio](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/wlz52w-arcadia-expands-newbuild-programme-with-hengli-lr2-trio) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [E-commerce drives demand](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/56yx5i-e-commerce-drives-demand) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Yang Ming eyes owned container fleet of 60% to overcome “shortage”](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/14zfcdi-yang-ming-eyes-owned-container-fleet-of-60-to-overcome-shortage) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Three seriously injured as drone strikes Turkish roro off Novorossiysk](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/9ca38-three-seriously-injured-as-drone-strikes-turkish-roro-off-novorossiysk) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [ONE announces Q1 FY2026 financial results](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/14u83to-one-announces-q1-fy2026-financial-results) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [MSC sues CargoLoop over electric vehicle fire](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/w6eha8-msc-sues-cargoloop-over-electric-vehicle-fire) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Shipping Corp of India opens bidding for six LNG-ready boxships](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/3krsi5-shipping-corp-of-india-opens-bidding-for-six-lng-ready-boxships) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Zodiac Maritime lands record price in first capesize sale of the year](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/7y0ukq-zodiac-maritime-lands-record-price-in-first-capesize-sale-of-the-year) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [CK Line signs for up to four 6,400 teu newbuilds in China](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/in8dmb-ck-line-signs-for-up-to-four-6-400-teu-newbuilds-in-china) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [DryDel secures five-year K Line cover for capesize newbuilds](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1n1cyhu-drydel-secures-five-year-k-line-cover-for-capesize-newbuilds) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Splash247
- [Rolls-Royce Presents New Marine Propulsion Systems at SMM 2026](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/171bsuk-rolls-royce-presents-new-marine-propulsion-systems-at-smm-2026) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Autonomy Firm Accurate Unveils Workboat With Collision Avoidance Software](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/zymts0-autonomy-firm-accurate-unveils-workboat-with-collision-avoidance-software) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [IRClass Academy Delivers Yet Another Successful PFSO Training Program](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1olv26q-irclass-academy-delivers-yet-another-successful-pfso-training-program) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Strike Threatens BHP’s Exports from World’s Largest Bulk Export Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/puetl-strike-threatens-bhps-exports-from-worlds-largest-bulk-export-port) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Drone attack on Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea injures four crew members](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/17vte2u-drone-attack-on-turkish-cargo-ship-in-black-sea-injures-four-crew-members) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Al Bawaba
- [MSC Sends a Message on Container Fire Safety By Suing a Customer](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/oxodjr-msc-sends-a-message-on-container-fire-safety-by-suing-a-customer) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Russia Intensifies Attacks on Civilian Shipping in Ukrainian Ports](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1x5vj10-russia-intensifies-attacks-on-civilian-shipping-in-ukrainian-ports) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mariners Secure Above-Inflation Pay Deal](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1t8c2i3-royal-fleet-auxiliary-mariners-secure-above-inflation-pay-deal) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [France Awards $300M to Ports to Support Floating Offshore Wind Farms](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/yi0ag7-france-awards-300m-to-ports-to-support-floating-offshore-wind-farms) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Sweden Arrests Cargo Ship Captain on Charges of Causing Collision Death](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1agymwr-sweden-arrests-cargo-ship-captain-on-charges-of-causing-collision-death) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Chinese Warships, Bombers Surge to Scarborough Shoal for Drills](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/vcwpir-chinese-warships-bombers-surge-to-scarborough-shoal-for-drills) — 2026-08-03 — reported by USNI News
- [Sanctioned Russian Cargo Ships Delivering Military Equipment to West Africa](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1qzuduj-sanctioned-russian-cargo-ships-delivering-military-equipment-to-west-africa) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [EU Warship Boards Another Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1qezqx5-eu-warship-boards-another-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-in) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [Sugar strike that prompted ports shutdown ends, longshore union returns to negotiations](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ec1k4e-sugar-strike-that-prompted-ports-shutdown-ends-longshore-union-returns-to) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Russia Assembles Unprecedented Arctic Oil Convoy to Bypass Global Shipping Hotspots](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/17667uf-russia-assembles-unprecedented-arctic-oil-convoy-to-bypass-global-shipping) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [Hungary shuts down evening rail freight amid electricity emergency](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1wtu4n6-hungary-shuts-down-evening-rail-freight-amid-electricity-emergency) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Rail Freight
- [BMT Expands International Maritime Design Expertise with One2three](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/erd10m-bmt-expands-international-maritime-design-expertise-with-one2three) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Italian Forces Board Falsely-Flagged Shadow Fleet Tanker](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/82mytc-italian-forces-board-falsely-flagged-shadow-fleet-tanker) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Study: Asian Ports Need $12B a Year in Investment](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1g3uluu-study-asian-ports-need-12b-a-year-in-investment) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Study: Long Jones Act Waiver Could Cut U.S. Shipbuilding Activity by $2.6B](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1dy0nug-study-long-jones-act-waiver-could-cut-u-s-shipbuilding-activity-by-2-6b) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Returns to Profitability as Orders Rise](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/17yipig-sri-lankas-colombo-dockyard-returns-to-profitability-as-orders-rise) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Tiny Crystals Reveal Historical Background of the Batavia Mutiny](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/13relfy-tiny-crystals-reveal-historical-background-of-the-batavia-mutiny) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [From Runway to Doorstep: How Cargo Airplanes and Expedited Ground Services Work Together](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/3jhf89-from-runway-to-doorstep-how-cargo-airplanes-and-expedited-ground-services-work) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Freight
- [Heavy vehicle sales surge 7% as auto exports slump](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/14b0qcy-heavy-vehicle-sales-surge-7-as-auto-exports-slump) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Eurostat data shows rail freight keeps struggling](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/r9ild6-eurostat-data-shows-rail-freight-keeps-struggling) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Rail Freight
- [Spanish rail freight returned to growth in 2025](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/127mu0t-spanish-rail-freight-returned-to-growth-in-2025) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Rail Freight
- [Northampton’s new rail-connected SEGRO Logistics Park completed](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/135bld4-northamptons-new-rail-connected-segro-logistics-park-completed) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Rail Freight
- [€228m funding package enables next step in all-island rail modernisation](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1vsytrb-228m-funding-package-enables-next-step-in-all-island-rail-modernisation) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Rail Magazine
- [RMT begins strikes over East Midlands Railway '810s' - operator denies safety critical faults](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1c3vxqy-rmt-begins-strikes-over-east-midlands-railway-810s-operator-denies-safety) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Rail Magazine
- [July’s 55.6% PMI highest in 4 years; LTL carriers getting bullish](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/2kbgb4-julys-55-6-pmi-highest-in-4-years-ltl-carriers-getting-bullish) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [$4M worth of cocaine found in Texas commercial truck](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/su6kpo-4m-worth-of-cocaine-found-in-texas-commercial-truck) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Truck enforcement sweeps hit 32 drivers, 45 vehicles across US](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/19wrugq-truck-enforcement-sweeps-hit-32-drivers-45-vehicles-across-us) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [CMA CGM withdraws bid for SNCF rail freight stake](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ip2h4i-cma-cgm-withdraws-bid-for-sncf-rail-freight-stake) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Rail Freight
- [Around $150 billion currently being invested in Eurasian rail connections](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/z6a3r3-around-150-billion-currently-being-invested-in-eurasian-rail-connections) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Rail Freight
- [Heavy Haul Rail inks UK Armed Forces Covenant](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/w9xjqa-heavy-haul-rail-inks-uk-armed-forces-covenant) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Rail Freight
- [Nuclear Verdicts: $86M awarded despite NO negligence? Trucking Crisis](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/iu4tjw-nuclear-verdicts-86m-awarded-despite-no-negligence-trucking-crisis) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [GB Railfreight Class 60s sent for repairs after failing to sell](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/6zrdab-gb-railfreight-class-60s-sent-for-repairs-after-failing-to-sell) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Rail Magazine
- [SAFLA, AMIE SA join forces on meat trade logistics](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/mbfg39-safla-amie-sa-join-forces-on-meat-trade-logistics) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Trade surplus widens to R17.8bn as exports climb](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/169fgvr-trade-surplus-widens-to-r17-8bn-as-exports-climb) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [SITC Logistics reviews freight forwarding strategy](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/inpl2i-sitc-logistics-reviews-freight-forwarding-strategy) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Matson reports second-quarter 2026 results](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1olf4ud-matson-reports-second-quarter-2026-results) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [K Line reports first-quarter FY2026 results](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1eixgn6-k-line-reports-first-quarter-fy2026-results) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Russia preparing shadow fleet ahead of complete EU oil import ban](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/168ccrq-russia-preparing-shadow-fleet-ahead-of-complete-eu-oil-import-ban) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Al Bawaba
- [The day DSV rocked confidence in forwarding M&A…](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1p9v4c8-the-day-dsv-rocked-confidence-in-forwarding-m-a) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Rhine Set for More Disruption After Hitting Lowest on Record](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1c74c96-rhine-set-for-more-disruption-after-hitting-lowest-on-record) — 2026-08-04 — reported by gCaptain
- [Kenya the latest to unveil tighter rules for cargo manifests](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/p0rjrj-kenya-the-latest-to-unveil-tighter-rules-for-cargo-manifests) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Industry shifting to value-dense cargo](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/o9bvuv-industry-shifting-to-value-dense-cargo) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Freight News
- [Prologis takes over Segro in $18.8bn deal](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1a51gev-prologis-takes-over-segro-in-18-8bn-deal) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Hacis boosts e-commerce fulfilment with automated storage system](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1b5om5s-hacis-boosts-e-commerce-fulfilment-with-automated-storage-system) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [ASIC proposes improved pre-IPO advertising flexibility and global alignment](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/w9gvoy-asic-proposes-improved-pre-ipo-advertising-flexibility-and-global-alignment) — 2026-08-04 — reported by The Loadstar
- [Tokyo and Paris MOUs launch cargo securing inspection campaign](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/23cgja-tokyo-and-paris-mous-launch-cargo-securing-inspection-campaign) — 2026-08-04 — reported by Container News
- [Dominion Energy Makes Progress on Offshore Wind but Delays Completion Date](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/hpgth7-dominion-energy-makes-progress-on-offshore-wind-but-delays-completion-date) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Distressed Luxury Yacht Builder Italian Sea Group Plans Equity Raise](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1emjdkf-distressed-luxury-yacht-builder-italian-sea-group-plans-equity-raise) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [STG drayage drivers to get cash in NJ misclassification case](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/n6k6le-stg-drayage-drivers-to-get-cash-in-nj-misclassification-case) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Trump Administration Proposes Rolling Back Obama-Era Arctic Drilling Rules](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/rx1u15-trump-administration-proposes-rolling-back-obama-era-arctic-drilling-rules) — 2026-08-03 — reported by gCaptain
- [US manufacturing expands for seventh month in a row: ISM](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1hbrh4u-us-manufacturing-expands-for-seventh-month-in-a-row-ism) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Australia military base gets mobile post office during war games](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1egt7v7-australia-military-base-gets-mobile-post-office-during-war-games) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Farm Rio targets digitized supply chain, improved traceability](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/99gmh-farm-rio-targets-digitized-supply-chain-improved-traceability) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Walmart, Wing launch drone delivery service in Florida](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/19k8df8-walmart-wing-launch-drone-delivery-service-in-florida) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Chocolate makers rethink supply chains in face of cocoa price swings](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/b5epke-chocolate-makers-rethink-supply-chains-in-face-of-cocoa-price-swings) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Amazon to issue tariff refunds in ‘limited set of circumstances’](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/8q4dsj-amazon-to-issue-tariff-refunds-in-limited-set-of-circumstances) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Supply Chain Dive
- [Louisiana bribery scheme gave 124 people CDLs without training or tests](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1snrj6t-louisiana-bribery-scheme-gave-124-people-cdls-without-training-or-tests) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Florida Lottery: USPS worker accused of stealing winning ticket faces 6 charges](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/aepa5o-florida-lottery-usps-worker-accused-of-stealing-winning-ticket-faces-6-charges) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [CH Robinson: the most expensive computer error in freight history wasn’t AI – it was a settlement calculator](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1t5wihx-ch-robinson-the-most-expensive-computer-error-in-freight-history-wasnt-ai-it) — 2026-08-03 — reported by The Loadstar
- [AI demand tightens Asia airfreight as consumer volumes soften](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ibxal4-ai-demand-tightens-asia-airfreight-as-consumer-volumes-soften) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Reindeer bets Enterprise AI’s next battle isn’t the model](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/115wzpo-reindeer-bets-enterprise-ais-next-battle-isnt-the-model) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Drone Major partners with Contract Finder Pro on SME procurement](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/10yrfy0-drone-major-partners-with-contract-finder-pro-on-sme-procurement) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Awesome Cargo completes first in-house heavy maintenance C-check](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1aytehi-awesome-cargo-completes-first-in-house-heavy-maintenance-c-check) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Neutral Air Partner Launches AERO Logistics Network to Expand Global Airfreight Collaboration](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/sino5z-neutral-air-partner-launches-aero-logistics-network-to-expand-global-airfreight) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Cargo Newswire
- [Cargonet Expands Northern England Presence with Appointment of Kirsty McAndrew as Regional Sales Manager](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1w0tvtu-cargonet-expands-northern-england-presence-with-appointment-of-kirsty-mcandrew) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Cargo Newswire
- [How ArcBest Defied Expectations with Stellar Q2 Performance](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/oowrl4-how-arcbest-defied-expectations-with-stellar-q2-performance) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Freight Market Update: 5 Signals Capacity Is Tight](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/161lw86-freight-market-update-5-signals-capacity-is-tight) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [C.H. Robinson: Nuclear Verdict’s Existential Threat to Brokers](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/7w02kx-c-h-robinson-nuclear-verdicts-existential-threat-to-brokers) — 2026-08-03 — reported by FreightWaves
- [Building an integrated gateway between regional markets and global trade](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/4w8omr-building-an-integrated-gateway-between-regional-markets-and-global-trade) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [AI in airfreight: After the plane lands](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1ileo9h-ai-in-airfreight-after-the-plane-lands) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [When cargo delays become missed treatments](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/14rbp28-when-cargo-delays-become-missed-treatments) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [UK Government Ends Royal Fleet Auxiliary Labor Dispute with Pay Increase](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/19zdszs-uk-government-ends-royal-fleet-auxiliary-labor-dispute-with-pay-increase) — 2026-08-03 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Fiber-Optic Cables Can be Used to Track "Silent" Bow Wave Vibrations](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/16cjnzy-fiber-optic-cables-can-be-used-to-track-silent-bow-wave-vibrations) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Maritime Executive
- [Visibility Without Intermediation](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/6oh25m-visibility-without-intermediation) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Agility becomes the new currency in pharmaceutical cold chain](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/h49di0-agility-becomes-the-new-currency-in-pharmaceutical-cold-chain) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Airfreight’s Core Challenge Lies in Decision-Making](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1sgjfcb-airfreights-core-challenge-lies-in-decision-making) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Air Cargo Week
- [Video: Five Dead, 41 Missing in Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry](https://riyadhcargo.com/story/1g0zv5v-video-five-dead-41-missing-in-fire-aboard-indonesian-ferry) — 2026-08-02 — reported by Maritime Executive

## Sections

- [Saudi Arabia](https://riyadhcargo.com/saudi-arabia): Ports, freighters, corridors and supply chains across the Kingdom — Vision 2030 logistics, Mawani, SAR, NEOM, Jeddah, Dammam and beyond.
- [Middle East](https://riyadhcargo.com/middle-east): The wider region: Gulf ports and carriers, the Red Sea and Suez, Hormuz, airspace and everything moving between them.
- [Air Cargo](https://riyadhcargo.com/air-cargo): Freighters, belly capacity, hubs and air freight rates touching the Middle East.
- [Sea Freight](https://riyadhcargo.com/sea-freight): Container lines, ports, tankers and ocean rates across the Red Sea, the Gulf and the Suez Canal.
- [Road & Rail](https://riyadhcargo.com/road-rail): Trucking, rail freight, dry ports, border crossings and the overland corridors stitching the region together.
- [Global Wire](https://riyadhcargo.com/global): The worldwide picture: rates, carriers and supply-chain moves that end up on every desk in the region.

## Country desks

- [United Arab Emirates](https://riyadhcargo.com/united-arab-emirates): Jebel Ali, Khalifa Port, DP World, Emirates SkyCargo and Etihad Cargo — the Emirates as the region’s transhipment engine.
- [Oman](https://riyadhcargo.com/oman): Sohar, Salalah and Duqm, Asyad Group, Muscat air cargo and the Sultanate’s overland links into the GCC.
- [Qatar](https://riyadhcargo.com/qatar): Hamad Port, Doha’s air cargo hub, Qatar Airways Cargo and Milaha across sea and air freight.
- [Bahrain](https://riyadhcargo.com/bahrain): Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain International Airport cargo and the causeway trade with the Eastern Province.
- [Kuwait](https://riyadhcargo.com/kuwait): Shuwaikh and Shuaiba ports, Kuwait International air cargo and the northern Gulf’s overland corridors.
- [Jordan](https://riyadhcargo.com/jordan): Aqaba’s container terminal, Amman air freight, Royal Jordanian Cargo and the Levant land bridges.

## Corridors & topic desks

- [Riyadh Cargo (Riyadh Air)](https://riyadhcargo.com/riyadh-cargo): Every story on Riyadh Cargo — the air-freight division Riyadh Air launched in January 2026 — in one place: belly-hold capacity on the wide-body fleet, routes, GSSA appointments, digital platforms and the build-out of the Riyadh hub. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Strait of Hormuz](https://riyadhcargo.com/strait-of-hormuz): The Gulf’s oil artery: tanker traffic and war-risk premiums, naval tension and vessel attacks, and the rerouting and insurance decisions every time the Strait of Hormuz comes under threat. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Red Sea & Bab el-Mandeb](https://riyadhcargo.com/red-sea): The Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb strait: Houthi threats to shipping, carrier diversions around the Cape of Good Hope, war-risk cover and the knock-on to Suez and Gulf trade lanes. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Suez Canal](https://riyadhcargo.com/suez-canal): The Suez Canal and the SUMED pipeline: transit numbers and toll changes, diversions to the Cape when the Red Sea closes, and the canal’s place in the Asia–Europe container trade. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Tankers & Crude](https://riyadhcargo.com/tankers-crude): Crude and product tankers moving Gulf oil: VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax rates, loadings out of Ras Tanura and the Gulf, the shadow fleet, sanctions, and the flows through Hormuz and the Red Sea. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Saudi Ports & Mawani](https://riyadhcargo.com/saudi-ports): The Kingdom’s seaports and their regulator, Mawani: Jeddah Islamic Port, King Abdullah Port, King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Jubail and Yanbu — throughput, terminal deals, transhipment and the Vision 2030 gateway build-out. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.
- [Saudi Airports & Air Cargo](https://riyadhcargo.com/saudi-airports): The Kingdom’s air-cargo gateways: King Abdulaziz International in Jeddah, King Khalid International in Riyadh, King Fahd International in Dammam and Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International in Madinah — freighter capacity and belly-hold, cargo terminals and ground handling, and the Vision 2030 air-logistics build-out. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.

## Practical shipper guides — Saudi import & customs procedure

Permanent, non-rotating procedure guides for people moving goods into and out of the Kingdom. Each guide names the authority behind every rule it states and the instrument the rule sits in — ZATCA board and administrative resolutions, the GCC Common Customs Law, SASO technical regulations, SFDA circulars. Where a figure moves, the guide says where to look it up rather than printing a rate that will be stale in a quarter. These pages describe PROCEDURE and are not customs, tax or legal advice on a particular shipment; the authorities named on them are the only binding source.

- [Saudi Import & Customs Guides](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides): index of all fifteen guides, grouped by what the reader is trying to do
- [How to import commercial goods into Saudi Arabia](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/import-commercial-goods-saudi-arabia): A step-by-step guide to importing commercial goods into Saudi Arabia: importer registration, SABER conformity, the Fasah customs declaration, ZATCA duty and 15% VAT, inspection channels and release.
- [The Saudi customs clearance process](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/saudi-customs-clearance-process): How customs clearance works in Saudi Arabia: advance cargo information, the Fasah customs declaration, ZATCA assessment, agency approvals, inspection channels, payment through SADAD and release.
- [Documents needed to import into Saudi Arabia](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/documents-required-import-saudi-arabia): The documents required to import into Saudi Arabia: commercial invoice, bill of lading or air waybill, certificate of origin, packing list, SABER certificates and the commodity-specific certificates for food, medicines and chemicals.
- [How Fasah works](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/fasah-platform): A plain-English guide to Fasah, Saudi Arabia’s trade single window: registration, customs declarations, broker authorisation, agency approvals, payment and shipment tracking, and how it connects to ZATCA, SABER and SADAD.
- [How to track a Saudi customs declaration](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/track-saudi-customs-declaration): How to check the status of a Saudi customs declaration: ZATCA’s customs declaration inquiry, Fasah notifications and status, printing the final declaration, and the difference between customs status and carrier or terminal tracking.
- [Saudi HS codes and customs duty](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/saudi-hs-codes-customs-duty): How Saudi HS codes and customs duty work: the 12-digit GCC Integrated Customs Tariff, CIF valuation under the WTO agreement, duty rates and exemptions, GCC preferential origin and ZATCA advance customs rulings.
- [VAT on imported goods](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/vat-on-imports-saudi-arabia): Import VAT in Saudi Arabia: the 15% rate, how it is calculated on CIF plus duty, when it is due, recovery as input tax, ZATCA approval to account for import VAT on the VAT return, and suspension under customs duty suspension arrangements.
- [Restricted and prohibited imports](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/restricted-prohibited-imports-saudi-arabia): Prohibited and restricted imports in Saudi Arabia: what cannot be imported at all, what requires special approval and from which authority, and how to check a commodity against ZATCA’s tariff before shipping.
- [Temporary import procedures](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/temporary-import-saudi-arabia): Temporary import into Saudi Arabia: ATA carnets accepted since 1 June 2024, ZATCA pre-approval, the six-month period, the bank-guarantee alternative, and the penalties for failing to re-export on time.
- [Re-export procedures](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/re-export-from-saudi-arabia): Re-export procedures in Saudi Arabia: re-export from bonded zones under duty suspension, returned goods relief under the Common Customs Law, export declarations through Fasah and the waiver of customs fees on exports.
- [Bonded warehouse and bonded zone rules](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/bonded-zones-saudi-arabia): Saudi bonded zones and bonded warehouses: duty, VAT and excise suspension under ZATCA’s Bonded Zones Rules, licence types, operator obligations, unlimited storage periods, and how bonded zones differ from Saudi special economic zones.
- [Dangerous-goods shipment requirements](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/dangerous-goods-saudi-arabia): Dangerous goods shipping requirements for Saudi Arabia: IMDG and IATA rules, UN classification and packaging, GHS labelling, port authority approval before discharge, chemical import permits and the documentation set.
- [Pharmaceutical import requirements](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/pharmaceutical-imports-saudi-arabia): Pharmaceutical import requirements for Saudi Arabia: SFDA registration and marketing authorisation, the mandatory local agent, establishment licensing, shipment-specific import permits for unregistered products, and cold-chain and clearance considerations.
- [Food-import clearance requirements](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/food-import-clearance-saudi-arabia): Food import clearance in Saudi Arabia: SFDA establishment and product registration, health and halal certificates, Arabic labelling, port inspection and release, and the customs duty treatment of food and agricultural products.
- [Personal effects versus commercial cargo](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides/personal-effects-vs-commercial-cargo): Personal effects versus commercial cargo in Saudi Arabia: residency requirements for household goods, the documents needed, traveller and low-value parcel allowances, and what makes customs treat a shipment as a commercial import.

## Port & airport reference profiles

Permanent, non-rotating profiles of Saudi Arabia’s cargo gateways. Each one carries operator and ownership, coordinates, cargo types, terminal facilities, published tonnage or TEU, main carriers, road and rail connections, customs facilities, cold-chain capability, dangerous-goods capability, expansion projects and official links. Where the responsible authority publishes no figure, the cell reads n/p — these pages print no estimates, and designed capacity and measured throughput are never shown in the same column.

- [Saudi port profiles](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports): index of the seaport and inland-port profiles
- [Saudi airport cargo guides](https://riyadhcargo.com/airports): index of the air-cargo gateway guides
- [Jeddah Islamic Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/jeddah-islamic-port): UN/LOCODE SAJED · Jeddah · 21.4838° N, 39.1734° E — The Kingdom’s largest port and its main import gateway: 62 berths on the Red Sea, two deep-water container terminals run by DP World and Red Sea Gateway Terminal, and a capacity path from 7.5 million towards 8.8 million TEU.
- [King Abdullah Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/king-abdullah-port): UN/LOCODE SAKAC · King Abdullah Economic City, Rabigh · 22.5248° N, 39.0942° E — Saudi Arabia’s first fully privately owned and operated port, inside King Abdullah Economic City: 18-metre berths, the world’s largest quay cranes, a World Bank efficiency ranking nobody else in the Kingdom has held, and a masterplan measured in tens of millions of TEU.
- [King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/king-abdulaziz-port-dammam): UN/LOCODE SADMM · Dammam · 26.4886° N, 50.2011° E — The Kingdom’s Gulf gateway and the only Saudi port with a working freight railway to the capital: 43 berths, the east coast’s largest container terminal, a dedicated explosives berth, and a SAR 7 billion path to 7.5 million TEU.
- [Jubail Commercial Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/jubail-commercial-port): UN/LOCODE SAJUB · Jubail · 27.0033° N, 49.6603° E — The Gulf coast’s second container gateway and the alternative route into Riyadh: newly deepened to 18 metres, capacity lifted to 2.4 million TEU in April 2026, and the port where Saudi Arabia’s first container train to the capital originated.
- [Ras Al-Khair Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/ras-al-khair-port): UN/LOCODE SARAK · Ras Al-Khair · 27.5167° N, 49.2° E — The Kingdom’s minerals export gateway and its shipbuilding coast: 14 berths purpose-built for phosphate, ammonia, bauxite and aluminium, direct rail to the mines, and the largest maritime industrial complex in the region alongside.
- [Riyadh Dry Port](https://riyadhcargo.com/ports/riyadh-dry-port): UN/LOCODE SARUH · Riyadh · 24.6489° N, 46.7503° E — The Kingdom’s largest inland port and the customs frontier for the capital: 918,639 m² of yard on the Dammam freight railway, operated by Saudi Global Ports under a Saudi Arabia Railways concession, on a path to 1.5 million containers a year.
- [King Khalid International Airport](https://riyadhcargo.com/airports/king-khalid-international-airport): IATA RUH · ICAO OERK · Riyadh · 24.9576° N, 46.6988° E — The capital’s air-freight gateway: who runs it, what moves through the Cargo Village, the cold-chain and dangerous-goods regime, road and rail access, and the King Salman International Airport build-out that will replace it.
- [King Abdulaziz International Airport](https://riyadhcargo.com/airports/king-abdulaziz-international-airport): IATA JED · ICAO OEJN · Jeddah · 21.6796° N, 39.1567° E — The Kingdom’s busiest airport and Saudia Cargo’s home base: the Cargo Village and its automated ULD store, the Red Sea perishables and pharma flows, customs and cold chain, and the $31 billion expansion to 114 million passengers.
- [King Fahd International Airport](https://riyadhcargo.com/airports/king-fahd-international-airport): IATA DMM · ICAO OEDF · Dammam · 26.4712° N, 49.7986° E — The world’s largest airport by land area and the Kingdom’s most cargo-dedicated one: nine cargo facilities, the first bonded zone at a Saudi airport, a six-square-kilometre Cargo Village, and a tenfold tonnage ambition.

## Key pages

- [Saudi import & customs guides](https://riyadhcargo.com/guides): fifteen procedure guides for shippers — clearance, documents, Fasah, HS codes and duty, VAT, restricted goods, temporary admission, re-export, bonded zones, dangerous goods, pharmaceuticals, food and personal effects
- [Saudi cargo data](https://riyadhcargo.com/saudi-cargo-data): monthly and annual Saudi freight data — Mawani container throughput by month, GACA air cargo by airport, rail, land borders, warehousing, logistics centres. Every series downloadable as CSV; every figure attributed; revisions logged.
- [Statistics](https://riyadhcargo.com/statistics): GCC freight & cargo statistics — sea and air volumes per country from official sources
- [Archive](https://riyadhcargo.com/archive): a full index of every story currently on the wire, grouped by desk
- [Subscribe](https://riyadhcargo.com/subscribe): the Morning Manifest — free daily email briefing at 07:00 Riyadh time
- [About](https://riyadhcargo.com/about): what this service is and is not, and the markets-desk method
- [Contact](https://riyadhcargo.com/contact): newsdesk contact (info@riyadhcargo.com)
- [Riyadh Cargo (Riyadh Air) coverage](https://riyadhcargo.com/riyadh-cargo): every story on Riyadh Air’s cargo division — a different entity from this website
- [Terms of Service](https://riyadhcargo.com/terms): licence and permitted use, attribution and notice-and-takedown, the conditions attached to automated and AI access, disclaimers, limitation of liability, referral-link disclosure, trademark disclaimer, and the express statement of non-affiliation with Riyadh Air
- [Privacy Policy](https://riyadhcargo.com/privacy): no analytics, no trackers and no reader cookies; the only reader data held is a newsletter subscriber email address. Legal bases, retention, transfers and rights under the Saudi PDPL, UAE PDPL, GDPR and UK GDPR

## Machine-readable endpoints

- [saudi-cargo-data/all.csv](https://riyadhcargo.com/saudi-cargo-data/all.csv): every Saudi cargo series in long format — one observation per line, carrying series, unit and releasing authority. CORS-open.
- [wire.json](https://riyadhcargo.com/wire.json): the current wire as JSON, grouped by desk, with publisher and publish date per item
- [feed.xml](https://riyadhcargo.com/feed.xml): the latest stories as RSS 2.0
- [markets.json](https://riyadhcargo.com/markets.json): the front-page markets strip with provenance notes on every field
- [sitemap.xml](https://riyadhcargo.com/sitemap.xml): index of the pages, rolling stories and Google News sitemaps
- [llms-full.txt](https://riyadhcargo.com/llms-full.txt): this file with the entire current wire instead of the per-desk excerpt

## Official profiles

- [X](https://x.com/riyadhcargo): @riyadhcargo — headlines as they publish
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/riyadhcargo): the RiyadhCargo.com company page
These two accounts, this website and info@riyadhcargo.com are the only official channels for this service.

## Citing

Two credits, in this order. The reporting belongs to the publisher named on each item — credit them first. RiyadhCargo.com is the monitoring layer: credit it for the regional selection, the desk it sits on and the aggregate picture.

Format: RiyadhCargo.com, “<headline>”, <YYYY-MM-DD>, <story URL> (reported by <publisher>)

Statistics on /statistics and /saudi-cargo-data should be cited to the releasing authority named under each table — GASTAT, GACA or Mawani for the Saudi data — with RiyadhCargo.com as the compiler. AI search, agent and training crawlers are welcome — see robots.txt.