10 new locomotives added to fleet of Saudi Railway

Mohammed Al-Suwaiket, president of the Saudi Railway Organization, has unveiled 10 new shipping trailers at Dammam Railway.
Joey Hood, US consul general in Dhahran, and other officials were among those present at the inauguration of the railway’s new trailers.
“These new American made trailers are SD 70 ACS series with 4300 power. The performance and quality of these trailers are designed to operate with modern technologies," said Al-Suwaiket.
Speaking to Media, Al-Suwaiket said there has been an increase in demand for shipping services between King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Riyadh by 50 percent compared to the last five years.
SRO launched such projects in order to enhance and strengthen its fleet to meet the increase in demand for shipping services,” he added. “The number of containers shipped in August was 27,000; however, it remains an important activity that returns more than 60 percent of SRO revenues,” Al-Suwaiket said.
He also assured that SRO has signed many contracts with some American and Chinese insurance companies to guarantee 56 new trailers in different sizes. “We received ten trailers last year and today we added 10 more to our fleet. We will be adding the remaining trailers by the mid-2015.”
Referring to SRO's operational plans, Al-Suwaiket said: “These new trailers will increase the current size of our fleet to 51; these will help us to raise the efficiency and improve the quality of performance and production rates through attractive marketing plans.”