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Function: Port development, port stevedoring, regulations and documents.
The King Abdul Aziz Port at Dammam ranks second to Jeddah as a commercial port. Like Jeddah it boasts a fully equipped repair yard. In 1975 (1395 AH), Dammam imported 2,486,000 tons (approximately 40% of the total entering the Kingdom that year). Imports through Dammam reached a peak of 14,515,000 tons in 1982 (1402/03 AH). In 1987 (1407/08 AH), Dammam was visited by a total of 3,288 ships and imported 7,322,000 tons (10.5% of total imports in that year). In 1994 (1414/15 AH), Dammam was visited by 2,022 vessels and imported 6,603,817 tons.
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