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It would link Khalifa Bin Salman Port with the Saudi industrial hub of Jubail APM Terminals Bahrain is working with partners to set up a 'seabridge' feeder service which would link Khalifa Bin Salman Port with the Saudi industrial hub of Jubail, providing petrochemical companies with a new export route and enabling imports to bypass congestion at Dammam."We are talking to stakeholders about a potential seabridge for exports out of Jubail and also as a sustainable alternative for inbound cargoes to Saudi Arabia," says Simon Brebner, APM Terminals Bahrain chief commercial officer. "This concept would enable shipping lines to drop in Bahrain, and cargo to move onwards to Jubail where it would pick up road links into Saudi Arabia. It would be an efficient and quick way of doing things on a reliable basis - and lines are looking for consistency."The feeder could easily do two trips a week, he says; the concept has been 'well received'. "We can't sit still; we need to make things happen around us. Hopefully it will materialise later this year or the first quarter 2013."Mr Brebner says carriers already use Bahrain on a 'tactical' basis when faced with delays at Dammam. A major line ...