‎Container handling rises 12% to 732,300 TEUs in September: MAWANI

Jeddah Islamic Port 

Saudi ports reported a 12% rise in containers handled to 732,300 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September 2023, compared to 655,800 TEUs in the same month last year.
 

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers jumped by more than 18% to 234,700 in September, from 198,500 in the prior-year period. The number of inbound containers also increased by 17% year-on-year (YoY) to 217,900, compared to 186,000 containers in September 2022.
 

The number of transshipment containers rose by nearly 3% YoY to 279,700 in September. Foodstuff dropped by nearly 27% YoY to 1.6 million tons.
 

The number of vessels improved by 12% YoY to 1,040 in September. Further, about 72,900 passengers were received at Saudi ports, a rise of 70% YoY. The number of vehicles saw a 20% increase YoY to 83,100.

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in September 2023:

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

September 2022

September 2023

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

655.83

732.29

+12%

Outbound Containers (‘000)

198.53

234.66

+18%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

185.99

217.93

+17%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

271.32

279.70

+3%

Cargo Handled (mln tons)

25.40

26.06

+3%

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

873.0

676.02

(23%)

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

4.60

4.21

(8%)

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

13.40

13.18

(2%)

Passengers (‘000)

40.68

72.93

+79%

Livestock (‘000)

63.24

533.95

+744%

Foodstuff (mln tons)

2.14

1.56

(27%)

Number of Vessels

930

1040

+12%

Number of Vehicles (‘000)

69.34

83.05

+20%

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