President of the Transport General Authority Dr. Rumaih bin Muhammad Al-Rumaih has handed over, during the logistic license inauguration ceremony, the first 32 logistic licenses for several international and local companies of small and medium enterprises in the private sector, which have investments in the logistic services sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The inauguration is due to the importance of logistic licenses for the logistics and strategic Saudi sector that is witnessing a big growth and turnout thanks to the factors and elements the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoys including a central location and strategic geographical location, its openness to international markets and the increasing demand and turnout on goods through e-commerce, which necessitated restructuring and organizing the logistics sectors in a way that accords with the requirements of the current era and the future so as to guarantee the development of the transport and logistics industry. The Transport General Authority stressed that licensing logistics activities includes all logistics services that were merged into one activity with the aim of facilitating procedures for investors and speeding up achievements in simple steps through the Naql (transport) e-gate on its website Naql.sa. The license will enable land, air and marine freight forwarders from practicing the activity that will contribute to attracting pioneering international investments specialized in the logistics sector and then increasing the competitiveness level of the sector, enhancing shipment options for beneficiaries, and enhancing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's presence and advancement to become among top 10 countries on the international logistics index.
