Container handling up 31% to 718,100 TEUs in January: MAWANI

Saudi ports reported a 31.13% increase in cargo throughput tonnage to 718,090 tons in January, compared to 547.620 tons in the same period a year ago.
 

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers rose by 53.17% in January, from 177,420 in the prior-year period.
 

The number of inbound containers also increased by 39.63% to 293,778, compared to 221,396 containers in January 2024. Transshipment containers were down 3.41% to 141,754, compared to 146,754 TEUs.

The handled tonnage rose by about 17% to 27.62 million tons, compared to 23.7 million tons in the same month a year earlier. General cargo reached 1.4 million tons in January, while dry and liquid bulk cargo reached 4.8 million and 14.17 million tons, respectively.
 

Ports received 591,800 livestock heads for the same month, down 31% compared to 862,260 in the same month of 2024.
 

The maritime traffic rose 16% year-on-year (YoY) to 1,094 ships in January. The number of passengers also was up 22.24% to 100,910 last month. Meanwhile, the number of cars increased by 10% YoY to 107.470 for the same month.

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in January 2025: