Abbreviation | SPA or SEAPA |
---|---|
Formation | 1976 |
Type | Port authority |
Headquarters |
Saudi Ports Authority Building |
Region served
|
Saudi Arabia |
Budget
|
SAR 1.710 billion (US$456 million) |
Website | Saudi Port Authority - Official Website |
Saudi Ports Authority Building
Al Dabab Street
15162
Saudi Ports Authority is a government agency that supervises the ports of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1976 as an independent agency of the Prime Minister's office, to bring together the governance and operations of the multiple ports of the country to one office. Over time the actual operation of the ports was devolved by government contract to independent port operating companies.
Saudi Ports Authority supervises the following major Saudi ports: