Mawani Launches FRS1 Shipping Service at Jeddah Islamic Port to Strengthen Global Links
The FRS1 service links Jeddah Islamic Port with five key ports across Asia and the Middle East: Ningbo, Shanghai, and Nansha in China; Aqaba in Jordan; and Ain Sokhna in Egypt. The service has a carrying capacity of up to 2,000 TEUs.
This addition supports Mawani's broader goals of improving Saudi Arabia's performance in global logistics rankings and driving national export growth. It also aligns with the National Transport and Logistics Strategy, which seeks to position the Kingdom as a global logistics powerhouse connecting three continents.
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