Final designs of the seaport at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, have been completed. The blueprints were designed by the project’s developer Emaar the Economic City (EEC), in coordination with Halcrow.

One of the six key components of the 168-million-sq-m KAEC, the seaport will be the largest in the Red Sea and among the top 10 in the world with a capacity to handle 20 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent container units).
As per the designs, the port will have a depth of 18 m, allowing mega vessels to anchor. It is set to be operational by the first quarter of 2011 and will consist of a multipurpose cargo terminal and a 1.7-million TEU container terminal. Capacity will later be increased in several phases. Planned as a logistics hub, the port is uniquely bonded with the city’s industrial zone, facilitating the flow of primary material and products to the industries within the zone.
KAEC has six key components: the seaport, industrial zone, central business district (including the financial district), resort district, educational zone, and residential communities. Work is progressing according to schedule on the first phase of the city, which includes the seaport, industrial zone, resort district and residential communities.