Jeddah port handles 100,000 trucks, 90,000 containers in Gulf cargo surge

JEDDAH — Jeddah Islamic Port has handled increased traffic of ships, trucks and containers rerouted from Gulf ports amid ongoing regional developments.The port received 17 ships over the past 10 days, according to Al Arabiya.It also handled around 100,000 trucks and more than 90,000 containers over nearly a month.Reports said the shipments were diverted from some Gulf ports and are being redistributed to other destinations across the region through Jeddah.