{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Dammam","identifier":"SA DMM","unlocode":"SA DMM","city":null,"country":"Saudi Arabia","waterBody":"Persian Gulf; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":26.5,"longitude":50.2},"description":"At about 3.2 million TEU in 2024 – up from some 2.3 million in 2023 – Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port is the largest container port on the Arabian Gulf and one of the busiest in the Middle East; in January 2025 it set a new monthly record of 215,179 TEU, beating the previous mark of 211,202 TEU from July 2023. Since operations began in 2015, Saudi Global Ports has handled a cumulative total of over 15 million TEU at King Abdulaziz Port, and ongoing expansion works aim to lift annual capacity to rou","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/dammam-port-sa-dmm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/dammam-port-sa-dmm","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Dammam · (UN/LOCODE: SA DMM) · Saudi Arabia · Large · 14 m"}