Saudi-based Yanbu Cement Co has signed an agreement with the Ports Authority (PA) to import clinker into the kingdom, Arab News has reported. The deal is part of a government initiative to import 10 million tonnes of cement in the next three years to end the current shortage. A similar agreement was also signed between Southern Province Cement Co, the authority said. The PA has allocated 17 docking stations with sufficient storage space to temporarily store and handle cement and clinker, with four each in Jeddah, Dammam and Jubail and one in Yanbu, Dhuba and Jazan.