Saudi Arabia has announced that its new ‘Port of Neom’, located in the giga-project’s Oxagon, is open for business.
The port was formerly known as ‘Duba Port’ until its management was transferred from national maritime regulator Mawani to Neom in 2022.
It is located in Oxagon, a cognitive industrial city at Neom. It is now called Port of Neom, and is the primary seaport of entry to the northwest of Saudi.
Nadhmi Al Nasr, CEO of NEOM, said the port “will be pivotal to the continued commercial competitiveness, economic diversification and maritime trade ambitions of the kingdom”.
“Located on the Red Sea, at the crossroads of global trading routes, the port will be a critical enabler for Neom and a catalyst for broader economic development in the region.”
Sean Kelly, the port’s managing director, said it will serve as “a critical enabler to the overall build, operations and economic ambitions of Neom – from the import of goods and materials during the development phase and as a new global port serving the region”.
Neom is a $500 billion ‘land of the future’. Nearly the size of Belgium, it will house cognitive cities, ports, research centres, entertainment venues and tourist destinations.
“The port will be a critical enabler for Neom”
It includes The Line, a zero-carbon city with “vertically layered” buildings, as well as Trojena, a mountain resort with a ski village, and luxury islands including Sindalah.
Saudi Arabia is creating many attractions and giga-projects to diversify the economy and reduce the kingdom’s reliance on oil.
Saudi’s AlUla, the world’s largest living museum, recently announced architects Lina Ghotmeh and Asif Khan for two major museums.
Images: Neom
