20 freight & logistics companies in Dammam ranked by 1-year headcount growth. The top 10 are free below, each with a short data note. The full ranked list of 20 is a CSV + Excel download.
Edition October 2026 · updated 2026-10-09 · source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data
Key numbers
- Median 1-year headcount growth: 19.1% across 20 companies (range 3.1% to 41.0%). 0 of 20 at least doubled their headcount.
- Size mix: 10–19 employees: 1, 20–49 employees: 4, 50–99 employees: 2, 100–249 employees: 5, 250–499 employees: 7, 500–999 employees: 1. The most common band is 250–499 (35%).
- Main sub-industries: Freight & Logistics Services (18), Marine Shipping & Transportation (2).
- Largest company on the list: Hungerstation (500–999 employees, 21.8% growth). 5 of 20 have fewer than 50 employees.
- Versus the whole October 2026 dataset (3246 companies), this page's median is lower: 19.1% vs 22.1%.
- Same sector by city (median growth): Dubai 37.5% (n=50), Riyadh 15.3% (n=28), Jeddah 18.0% (n=26), Dammam 19.1% (n=20), Abu Dhabi 13.8% (n=16), Doha 11.8% (n=14), Kuwait City 9.7% (n=12), Sharjah 11.0% (n=12), Muscat 10.2% (n=9).
- Same location by sector (median growth): manufacturing 25.0% (n=50), education & training 19.4% (n=12), freight & logistics 19.1% (n=20), construction 17.5% (n=32), IT services & software 16.9% (n=13), retail & e-commerce 14.3% (n=26), professional services 13.2% (n=11).
Sector context
- Across the GCC, 25.3% of freight & logistics services SMBs with growth data grew headcount by 20% or more in a year, against 12.6% in the US (2.0×).
- Only 0.95% of GCC freight & logistics services SMBs show any of 22 common SMB SaaS tools (CRM, accounting, HR, scheduling), against 1.74% in the US.
- In Saudi Arabia, 940 SMBs (10–200 employees) sit in the wider Transportation industry; 2.8% of them show Excel, Zoho, Odoo, QuickBooks, Xero, HubSpot or Calendly. Zoho is detected at 14, QuickBooks at 0 and Xero at 0.
Top 10 by headcount growth
| # | Company | Industry | Size band | 1-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starlinks_me | Freight & Logistics Services | 250–499 | 41.0% |
| 2 | Saudi Global Ports | Marine Shipping & Transportation | 20–49 | 38.2% |
| 3 | Al Muhaidib Land Transport | Freight & Logistics Services | 100–249 | 38.0% |
| 4 | Findways Shipping | Freight & Logistics Services | 10–19 | 33.3% |
| 5 | IACC AH Algosaibi Bros & Group | Marine Shipping & Transportation | 250–499 | 29.4% |
| 6 | OTS Cargo Movers | Freight & Logistics Services | 100–249 | 25.0% |
| 7 | Al-otaishan | Freight & Logistics Services | 20–49 | 22.7% |
| 8 | Worldwide Logistics Systems | Freight & Logistics Services | 100–249 | 22.2% |
| 9 | Hungerstation | Freight & Logistics Services | 500–999 | 21.8% |
| 10 | Fawaz Alshammari Transportation | Freight & Logistics Services | 100–249 | 21.0% |
| + 10 more companies, ranked 11–20, in the full list | ||||
#1 Starlinks_me
Headcount grew 41.0% in 12 months, 2.1× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #1 of 7 companies here in the 250–499-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#2 Saudi Global Ports
Headcount grew 38.2% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #1 of 4 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Marine Shipping & Transportation; revenue band $5M-$10M.
#3 Al Muhaidib Land Transport
Headcount grew 38.0% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #1 of 5 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#4 Findways Shipping
Headcount grew 33.3% in 12 months, 1.7× this ranking's median of 19.1%. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#5 IACC AH Algosaibi Bros & Group
Headcount grew 29.4% in 12 months, 1.5× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #2 of 7 companies here in the 250–499-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Marine Shipping & Transportation; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#6 OTS Cargo Movers
Headcount grew 25.0% in 12 months, 1.3× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #2 of 5 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#7 Al-otaishan
Headcount grew 22.7% in 12 months, 1.2× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #2 of 4 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#8 Worldwide Logistics Systems
Headcount grew 22.2% in 12 months, 1.2× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #3 of 5 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#9 Hungerstation
Headcount grew 21.8% in 12 months, 1.1× this ranking's median of 19.1%. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#10 Fawaz Alshammari Transportation
Headcount grew 21.0% in 12 months, 1.1× this ranking's median of 19.1%, #4 of 5 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Freight & Logistics Services; revenue band $50M-$100M.
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Methodology
Source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data, pulled 9 Oct 2026; page updated 2026-10-09. Scope: companies headquartered in the city with 10–500 employees and at least 10 data profiles; the top 50 by 1-year headcount growth per industry, after removing likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups; companies with zero or negative growth are left out. Growth is the modelled change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months; values above 200% are labelled estimated because they come from small headcounts. Location is the company's headquarters city; firms headquartered elsewhere with large local offices are not included, and likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups were removed by a name/website rule that can miss some branches. Some companies are local branches of larger groups; the size band is for the local entity. Figures move between monthly editions. Company-level data only: no personal names, emails or phone numbers.
We publish a ranking only when at least 15 companies qualify, and skip a page when its top 10 would repeat another page.
FAQ
- Which freight & logistics company in Dammam grew fastest this year?
- In the October 2026 edition, Starlinks_me ranks first with 41.0% 1-year headcount growth, followed by Saudi Global Ports (38.2%) and Al Muhaidib Land Transport (38.0%).
- How fast are freight & logistics SMBs in Dammam growing?
- The median company on this list grew headcount by 19.1% in 12 months. This is a list of fast growers, not a sector average. Across the GCC, 25.3% of freight & logistics services SMBs with growth data grew headcount by 20% or more in a year, against 12.6% in the US (2.0×).
- What does "growth" mean here?
- The change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months, modelled from licensed B2B firmographic data. It is not revenue growth and not a count of open vacancies.
- Why do some figures say "estimated"?
- Growth above 200% usually comes from a small starting headcount, so a few hires move the percentage a lot. We keep these companies but label the figure.
- What is in the paid list?
- All 20 companies on this page with website, city, industry, size band and growth, as CSV and Excel. Company-level only: no personal contact details.
- How often is this updated?
- Monthly. Each edition is dated; this one is October 2026.