King Abdulaziz Port (Dammam)
King Abdulaziz Port, at Dammam, is Saudi Arabia's largest port on the Arabian (Persian) Gulf and the main gateway for the Kingdom's Eastern Province — its industrial and oil heartland. It handles a major share of the country's container and general cargo on the Gulf coast, balancing Jeddah's dominance on the Red Sea.
Its location on the Gulf places it close to the Eastern Province's manufacturing, petrochemical and logistics clusters, and connects Saudi Arabia to intra-Gulf and Asian trade. Together with Jeddah and King Abdullah Port, it forms the backbone of the Kingdom's two-coast port network overseen by Mawani.
Dammam is the Gulf-coast counterpart to Jeddah — the gateway for Saudi Arabia's industrial east and its intra-Gulf trade. For cargo serving the Eastern Province or moving within the Gulf, King Abdulaziz Port is the natural entry point.
Where is King Abdulaziz Port?
At Dammam, on Saudi Arabia's Arabian Gulf coast, serving the Eastern Province.
How does it compare to Jeddah?
It is the Kingdom's main Gulf-coast port, complementing Jeddah's role on the Red Sea.