Arab News, Thu, Jun 06, 2024 | Dhu al-Qadah 29, 1445
Mawani and Marseille Port Authority sign deal in Paris
Saudi Arabia:
During the first day of the second edition of Vision Golfe 2024, held in Paris
at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital
Sovereignty, the Saudi Port Authority and the Marseille equivalent signed a
memorandum of understanding.
This agreement is part of France and Saudi
Arabia's commitment to excellence in trade and maritime transport.
Omar Al-Hariri, chairman of the port authority,
also known as Mawani, and Hervé Martel, chairman of the Port of Marseille Fos,
were present for the signing, as were the Saudi Ambassador to France, Fahad
Al-Ruwaily, Christophe Castaner, chairman of the Grand Port Maritime de
Marseille, and Laurent Saint Martin, director general of Business France.
Mawani's mission is to strengthen Saudi Arabia's
leadership as a global logistics hub linking three continents, and oversees
Saudi Arabia's ten ports in the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Red Sea.