Ar-Ruqi Port

Ar-Ruqi Port is a land port on the northeastern border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the second port to link it with the State of Kuwait. It is located in Hafr al-Batin Governorate, the Eastern Province, on the border strip with Kuwait. The road is approximately 222 km long, with a capacity for traffic reaching twelve thousand vehicles and two thousand trucks per day.

Ar-Ruqi Port is one of fourteen land border ports under the management of ‏the Ministry of Interior, represented ‏by the General Directorate of Passports‏, the General Directorate of Border Guard, and‏ Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority‏. These ports link the Kingdom to eight Gulf and Arab countries.

The area of ar-Ruqi Port is 6,165,456 m², comprising departure and arrival yards specifically designated for vehicles, with a capacity of up to twelve thousand vehicles per day. Additionally, there are yards allocated for the departure and arrival of trucks, along with an area designated for examining goods and all types of consignments.

The administrative area is one of the most significant components of the port, encompassing sixteen administrative buildings housing various government departments operating within the port. These include the Customs Administration, ar-Ruqi Center, Department of Passports, General Directorate of Narcotics Control, Chamber of Commerce, Police Station, Civil Defense, Media Center, Animal and Plant Quarantine, and other sectors. Additionally, there is a residential zone consisting of 320 units designated for port workers, catering to both families and singles. Furthermore, there's a residential complex specifically allocated for maintenance and service contractors. It also includes an electric power generation station boasting a capacity of fifty MW, a water desalination plant serving the administrative area with a daily production capacity of 630 m, as well as another one dedicated to the residential area with equivalent production capacity. Moreover, both yards and administrative buildings are equipped with advanced data and monitoring systems.

The Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority pledged that the new ar-Ruqi Port, which was opened after its development in 2019, would mark the beginning of other projects aimed at enhancing land ports throughout the Kingdom. These will include the establishment and development of most land customs ports and the enhancement of their infrastructure, all with the goal of developing customs ports that reflect the reputation and status of the Kingdom and bolster its economy. This aims to transform the Kingdom into a global logistics platform in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030.