News 24 | It is expected that 9,000 jobs will be created … Today, the new tariff of “ports” charges begins.

From today (Friday), the General Ports Authority will start implementing the new tariff of fees and charges for port services, which will help create new investment opportunities in support services that will directly create more than 9,600 new jobs.

The authority said that with the modification and application of the new tariff, it aims to implement a number of economic and social impacts, including increasing the attractiveness of investments in the port sector of the Kingdom, which will help boost the national economy and serve exporters, importers and service providers.

She said the new tariff will help support the authority’s and operators’ obligations in ports with competitive global indicators, and reduce the time between truck entry and exit.

She pointed out that the current and new wages for handling certain types of cargo are considered low compared to the regional market and competing markets as it strives to re-examine and modify some port wages in light of the emergence of new services in the maritime transport sector.