{"id":"oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","canonicalSlug":"oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","language":"en","title":"Saudi maritime and logistics conference opens in Jeddah","summary":"The 2026 event is bringing transport-sector leaders together to discuss trade efficiency, supply-chain reliability and sustainability.","body":["The Saudi Maritime and Logistics Conference 2026 opened in Jeddah on 21 October, with the head of the Transport General Authority inaugurating the event. The Saudi Press Agency said the gathering brought together executives, experts and specialists from maritime transport and logistics.","The programme was framed around global economic and geopolitical changes and their implications for the sector. Discussions were set to address international-trade efficiency, the reliability and sustainability of supply chains, and solutions for integrating global transport and logistics services. The announcement describes conference priorities; it does not report new contracts, capacity figures or policy decisions."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi maritime and logistics conference opens in Jeddah\n\nThe 2026 event is bringing transport-sector leaders together to discuss trade efficiency, supply-chain reliability and sustainability.\n\nThe Saudi Maritime and Logistics Conference 2026 opened in Jeddah on 21 October, with the head of the Transport General Authority inaugurating the event. The Saudi Press Agency said the gathering brought together executives, experts and specialists from maritime transport and logistics.\n\nThe programme was framed around global economic and geopolitical changes and their implications for the sector. Discussions were set to address international-trade efficiency, the reliability and sustainability of supply chains, and solutions for integrating global transport and logistics services. The announcement describes conference priorities; it does not report new contracts, capacity figures or policy decisions.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["logistics"],"eventDate":"2026-10-21","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:10:13Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:05:00Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-21","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:02:09Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/N2707005","name":"Saudi Press Agency","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/oct2026-saudi-maritime-logistics-conference"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["industry-event"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"SA","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}