ZAWYA: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman activate alternative logistics corridors amid war disruption

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Staff WriterSaudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman are activating alternative logistics corridors, port capacity and inland transport routes to maintain cargo flows across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as regional conflict threatens shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints.Governments and logistics operators are redirecting cargo to ports located outside the conflict zone and moving goods through overland corridors, bonded transit regimes and rail networks to ensure supply-chain continuity across the region, according to media reports and statements issued by operators.Saudi Arabia has launched an integrated logistics corridor network linking its Red Sea ports to GCC and neighbouring countries through inland freight routes.Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced on Tuesday that the Logistics Corridors programme enables containers and general cargo diverted from Eastern Province ports and other GCC gateways to be routed to western coast terminals, including Jeddah Islamic Port; King Abdullah Port; Yanbu Commercial Port; Yanbu Industrial Port; NEOM Port; Jazan Port and Jazan City Port (JCPDI).Cargo discharged at these terminals is moved through designated trucking corridors across Saudi Arabia to destinations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Iraq, Jordan and Yemen, allowing shipments to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) said it will facilitate transit services across all customs outlets, allowing cargo to move through Saudi territory via land, sea and air under bonded transit regimes to GCC and neighbouring countries.Importers and exporters will be permitted to store cargo under duty-suspension arrangements in bonded zones and logistics parks, providing flexibility for consolidation, redistribution, or re-export before final clearance.UAE uses east-coast ports and rail networkIn the UAE, cargo is being redirected to ports on the Gulf of Oman, including Fujairah and Khor Fakkan, which lie outside the main risk zone.DP World said contingency arrangements allow containers to be discharged at east-coast ports before being transported under bonded road transit to Jebel Ali for final clearance.At the same time, Etihad Rail continues to operate freight services across the national rail network, linking ports, industrial zones and inland logistics hubs.Over the past ni...

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