MAWANI says container handling rises 24% to 694,800 TEUs in January

Jeddah Islamic Port

Saudi ports reported a 24% rise in containers handled to 694,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January 2023, compared to 560,100 TEUs in the same month last year.

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers increased by 18% to 206,200 TEUs in January 2023, compared to above 175,000 TEUs the same period a year earlier. Meanwhile, inbound containers rose 26% to 220,120 TEUs, compared to January, 2022.

Transshipment containers also increased by 28% to 286,500 TEUs, compared to 210,500 TEUs in January, 2022.

Saudi ports handled 2.1 million tons of foodstuff cargo, a rise of more than 12% compared to January, 2022.

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in December 2022:

Saudi Ports Performance
Period	Jan. 2022	Jan. 2023	Growth
TEUs (‘000)	560.08	694.80	+24%
Outbound Containers (‘000)	175.02	206.18	+18%
Inbound Containers (‘000)	174.58	220.12	+26%
Transshipment Containers (‘000)	210.48	268.51	+23%
Cargo Handled (mln tons)	24.06	26.36	+10%
General Cargo (‘000 tons)	--	467.67	(5%)
Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)	13.70	14.46	+6%
Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)	3.88	4.04	+4%
Passengers (‘000)	77.92	99.13	+27%
Livestock (‘000)	126.07	387.07	+207%
Foodstuff (mln tons)	1.86	2.09	+12%
Number of Vessels	885	1004	+13%
Number of Vehicles (‘000)	61.24	100.37	+64%

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