With the official issuance of the mechanical completion certificate for the King's Port project by Saudi Aramco, this strategic project carrying Saudi Arabia's dream of becoming a maritime power has been declared to have been completed with high quality. Behind the project, Chinese enterprises represented by Shandong Electric Power Construction have won sincere praise from international partners with their first-class strength and industrial chain advantages, injecting strong impetus into deepening practical cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia.

Shandong Electric Power Construction is not only the core force for the successful implementation of the project, but also an important partner for Saudi Aramco in the future, "said Motaz, who has more than 30 years of engineering management experience. This heavy praise was quickly spread through the official official account of the Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia and other channels, becoming another distinctive footnote to the achievements of China Saudi Arabia production capacity cooperation.

China's construction creates' world's best '

Looking back to early 2019, Shandong Electric Power Construction won the bid for the King's Port project and took the lead in fulfilling the contract, leading the entire process of design, procurement, and construction. This is not an ordinary task - King's Port is expected to drive Saudi Arabia's economic transformation and create a new marine industrial ecosystem.

During the project construction process, there were numerous challenges, but the Shandong Electric Power Construction team overcame them one by one with dedicated investment and refined management. In the end, they helped the world's largest shipyard successfully stand tall and create multiple "world firsts": the largest ship lift system, the longest dock, the highest gantry crane lifting height... With first-class performance capabilities, they turned blueprints into reality and also showed the management of Saudi Aramco the hard core strength of Chinese companies.

Beyond engineering, the overall output of China's industrial chain

Motaz specifically pointed out in the interview that the contributions of Chinese companies such as Shandong Electric Power Construction go far beyond completing the project itself. They have made tremendous efforts for the success of the project and brought the mature and complete Chinese industrial supply chain to Saudi Arabia, driving a large number of high-quality subcontractors and suppliers to participate in the construction. This is a new paradigm for China Construction to go overseas: not only outsourcing technology and management, but also coordinating the development of related industrial ecosystems.

This industrial driving effect is deeply integrated into Saudi Arabia's local industrial system. After the completion of the King's Port project, Saudi Arabia will have the ability to produce 3 ultra large crude oil transport ships, 15 other types of ships, and multiple offshore platforms annually, and complete the maintenance of hundreds of ships. And in collaboration with it are supporting industries such as Saudi Arabia's first full process green and low-carbon thick plate factory. Motaz looks forward to achieving the goal of 'Saudi made ship specific steel plates' in the future, gradually improving the entire industry chain of the marine industry. Behind this, Chinese companies such as Shandong Electric Power Construction play a key' catalyst 'role.

Joining hands with the future, from contractors to strategic partners

It is not easy to build such a large-scale project as King's Port, and the close cooperation between the teams of Saudi Arabia and China is the key to success, "sighed Motaz. In his view, after this battle, the role of Shandong Power Construction has been sublimated - "not only our (Saudi Aramco) contractor, but also our important partner for future development." Key words: the Belt and Road news, engineering construction information

This shift in positioning stems from the mutual trust and recognition established during project construction, as well as the deep alignment of development strategies between both parties. The successful completion of the King Harbor project is another important milestone for Shandong Power Construction to implement the the Belt and Road Initiative and deepen international capacity cooperation. The public praise from Saudi Aramco's senior management this time is the highest recognition of its outstanding overseas performance abilityEditor/Yang Meiling