business forum: kaec
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Presentation at the US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, 2011, Atlanta, GA). Among the presentations was this one covering the King Abdullah Economic City.TRANSCRIPT
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King Abdullah Economic City
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Vision
To establish King Abdullah
Economic City (KAEC) as a great Economic City (KAEC) as a great
enabler of socio-economic
development in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Page 3~ Size of Washington D.C.
KAEC is the largest planned Economic City, at over 168 km2
14 km²
62.5 km²
13.5 km²
5 km²
46 km²
27 km²
Total land area: 168 km²
Development zones:Port
Industry
City Center
Education
Residential
Resorts
Resorts• Luxury villas and townhouses• Seaside resorts
Residential Zones• Fully integrated communities with modern life-style • Attractive housing for all income groups
Educational District• Higher education facilities incl. supporting infrastructure• Sports stadium
Central Business District • High density living and commercial space• Financial Island, Central Park
Industrial Park• To host over 2,500 manufacturers and logistic
companies in a Special Economic Zone
Sea Port - opens 2012• Ultimate capacity to handle 20 million TEU• Aiming to be one of world’s top 10 container ports
Healthcare Ecosystem • Medical facilities, medical education,
pharmaceutical production and distribution
Media Ecosystem• 800,000m2 of production, post production,
conference centers and high quality offices
Current developments in KAECOn track to create a Global logistics and Industrial Hub
Rail Station
Industrial ValleyPhase 2
Primary Infrastructure
Gas Pipe to serve Steel Manufacturing zone
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PORT
Bay La Sun
Business District
EsmeraldaHigh end housing
Industrial Valley Phase I
Port
Phase 1Talah GardensMid Income housing
Power Plant
zone
Bonded Zone
Industrial Valley
Phase 1A:
� 1.6 million sqm of industrial land ready with infrastructure and services.
All industrial plots have been leased.
Phase 1B:
� 2.0 million sqm under construction, ready Q2 2013.
Phase 2:
� 7.0 million sqm under development, ready Q4 2013
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� 7.0 million sqm under development, ready Q4 2013
Bonded Zone:
� First Bonded Zone in Saudi Arabia. Under development, ready Q1 2014
Anchor tenants in all clusters have selected KAEC for their new projects
King Abdullah Port
� Phase 1A/B :
�4 millionTEU
�1500 meter container berth
�Channel depth : 18 meters
Planned as the largest port on the Red Sea and one of the top 10 ports in the world
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� First commercial operation :
July 2013
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Riyadh
Dammam
To Far East
KuwaitTo Europe & N. America
Trains
Serving the Gulf
Hazm Al-JalamidQurayyatQurayyatQurayyatQurayyat
Integrating Ports with Rail
The LandBridge will make KAEC an ideal logistics launch pad, for Saudi and the region
KAEC
Riyadh
To Far East
Trains
Ethiopia
UAE
Oman
Less traffic around the peninsula
Sudan
Jeddah
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