MAWANI says container handling rises 19% to 709,900 TEUs in May

King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam

Saudi ports reported a 19% rise in containers handled to 709,940 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May 2023, compared to 597,620 TEUs in the same month last year.
 

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers rose by more than 28% to 224,720 in May, from 175,320 in the prior-year period. The number of inbound containers also increased 36% year-on-year (YoY) to 236,360, compared to 173,820 containers in the year-ago period.
 

The number of transshipment containers rose 0.15% YoY to 248,870 in May. Meanwhile, the total volume of handled cargo fell by more than 6% YoY to about 25.6 million tons.
 

Saudi ports unloaded 574,600 livestock, an increase of 25% YoY. It also recorded 1.68 million tons of foodstuff, a decline of 3% compared to 1.72 million tons in May, 2022.

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