king abdullah port is estimated to cover 17 square kilometers, it will be the largest in the region with a capacity of over teu|20 million of containers per year. the first concession was given to national container terminal (nct) and the operator is currently operating on four container berths. the port will have facilities to handle cargo and dry bulk, and will be equipped to receive the world’s largest vessels notably with its state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes able to handle 25 containers across and the deepest draft in the region -18m. the port is the kingdom's first to be owned and funded by the private sector. the port serves as a linking passage between three continents, asia, africa and europe. the port is considered an important part in the transportation network that connects between the contents and delivers goods to around 400 million people in the middle east.