MAWANI says container handling rises 7% to 685,700 TEUs in June

12/07/2023 Argaam
Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah Islamic Port


Saudi ports reported a 7% rise in containers handled to 685,650 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June 2023, compared to 642,020 TEUs in the same month last year.
 

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers grew by more than 10% to 211,570 in June, from 192,510 in the prior-year period. The number of inbound containers also increased by 1% year-on-year (YoY) to 205,050, compared to 204,800 containers in June 2022.
 

The number of transshipment containers jumped by nearly 10% YoY to 269,030 in June. Foodstuff climbed by over 18% to 1.86 million tons from 1.57 million tons in June 2022.
 

The number of vessels increased by 5% to 993 from 948 in June 2022. Further, about 68,000 passengers were received at Saudi ports, a rise of over 58% YoY. The number of vehicles saw a 6% increase YoY to 68,510.

 

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

 

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

June 2022

June 2023

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

642.02

685.65

+7%

Outbound Containers (‘000)

192.51

211.57

+10%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

204.80

205.05

+0.1%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

244.72

269.03

+10%

Cargo Handled (mln tons)

27.00

25.32

(6%)

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

791.00

675.45

(15%)

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

3.90

4.19

(7%)

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

16.00

13.20

(18%)

Passengers (‘000)

42.70

67.58

+58%

Livestock (‘000)

990.19

1991.25

+101%

Foodstuff (mln tons)

1.57

1.86

+18%

Number of Vessels

948.00

993.00

+5%

Number of Vehicles (‘000)

64.71

68.51

+6%

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