Saudi Development & Export Services

Saudi Development & Export Services Company (SDES) was established in 1999 to offer its users a strategically placed world class free trade environment in which to conduct business. Its location is ideal as a hub and gateway for Saudi Arabian imports and re-exports to neighboring Gulf & Middle Eastern Countries. The Dammam Bonded And Re-Export Zone (DBRZ) is situated on a 350,000 M2 site within the confines of the King Abdul Aziz Port complex, it was launched with an initial capital investment of SR 140 M ($38 M ). The project is owned and managed by the Saudi Development And Re-Export Services Company (SDRS),a consortium of: Hutchinson Port Holdings, MACNA and a prominent group of Eastern Province business men led by the SDRS.s chairman, Mr.Khaled ALBawardi.The DBRZ functions on a 30 year privatization lease granted to the company by the Saudi Arabian Ports Authority which commenced in the year 2000.