‎Inbound containers rise 12.5% in March: MAWANI

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The Saudi ports reported a 12.48% increase in the number of inbound containers to 265,148 TEUs in March, compared to 235,738 TEUs in the same month last year.

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers also rose by nearly 8.56% to 212,672 TEUs in March, from 195,895 TEUs in the prior-year period.

Similarly, the total cargo handled grew by 3.77% to reach 19.65 million tons, compared to 18.93 million tons in the same period last year.

The general cargo leapt by 53.74% to reach 804,837 tons, compared to 523,513 tons in the same month of 2023.

The maritime traffic featured a decrease by 3.01%, reaching 968 ships, compared to 998 in 2023. Meanwhile, the number of passengers decreased by 51.01%, reaching 62,507, compared to 127,599 last year.

The number of cars decreased by 17.34% to 67,638, compared to 81,826 in 2023. 

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in March 2024:

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

March 2024

March 2024

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

622.86

561.48

(9.9%)

Outbound Containers (‘000)

195.90

212.67

+8.6%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

235.74

265.15

+12.5%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

275.15

142.50

(48.2%)

Cargo Handled (mln tons)

18.93

19.65

+3.8%

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

523.51

804.84

+53.7%

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

13.64

14.74

+8.1%

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

4.59

3.94

(14.1%)

Passengers (‘000)

127.60

62.51

(51.0%)

Livestock (‘000)

623.64

961.13

+54.1%

Number of Vessels

998

968

(3.0%)

Number of Vehicles (‘000)

81.83

67.64

(17.3%)

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