For his part, Minister of Transport Sulaiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan said that there is excess capacity in the ports of the Kingdom in the Red Sea estimated at 50% and that more than 30% of global trade passes through the Red Sea. The Minister reiterated in this regard the ministry's efforts to raise the operational efficiency of the ports. --SPA 02:00 LOCAL TIME 23:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w