
The Northern Container Terminal (NCT) is the largest container terminal at the Jeddah Islamic
Port, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The terminal was commissioned in 2001
and now it is the largest container handling terminal within the entire Red
Sea region. The terminal is fully equipped to handle large volumes of container traffic
with a container handling capacity of 3.0 Million teu. It
is ideally placed to serve local market of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is
also the best transshipment hub on the Red Sea.
NCT is spread across an
area of around 1.1 Million sq. meters
has 7 operating berths spread over a quay length of 1,700 m with maximum
operating alongside draft of 15m. The terminal is equipped with the state
of the art IT system and support infrastructure which have assisted in continuously
improving its productivity levels. The terminal also follows several
innovative operational techniques which include the twin lift, tandem lift and
dual cycle operations, which are aimed to improve the average crane, berth
and yard productivity levels.
Our customers include all major
global container shipping lines and alliances which actively
utilize our facility supported by a dedicated team of NCT staff who strive
to provide Best in Class service delivery.
