Jeddah port offers supply-chain lifeline to Persian Gulf as Hormuz closure reroutes traffic

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Jeddah is bracing for an increase in business over the next two weeks. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the five ships on its platforms were fewer than its usual traffic, but with the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz and airspaces of countries along the Persian Gulf, the kingdom’s west coast ports are providing a safer lifeline to and from the region.