Container handling rises 17% to 737,500 TEUs in November: MAWANI

12/12/2023 Argaam
Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah Islamic Port


Saudi ports reported a 17% rise in containers handled to 737,530 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in November 2023, compared to 631,160 TEUs in the same month last year.

 

In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that outbound containers rose by 16% to 212,320 in November, from 183,020 in the prior-year period. The number of inbound containers also increased by 19% year-on-year (YoY) to 224,320, compared to 189,030 containers in November 2022.  

 

The number of transshipment containers rose by 16.2% YoY to 300,990 in November. Handled cargo fell by 6.13% YoY to 23.72 million tons, from 25.3 million tons in the prior-year period. Foodstuff also dropped by 33.1% YoY to 1.27 million tons.

 

About 78,300 passengers were received at Saudi ports, a rise of 6.3% YoY. Meanwhile, the number of vehicles saw a 0.84% decrease YoY to 82,700. The number of vessels improved by 2.1% YoY to 1,016 in November, from 995 vessels in November 2022.

 

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

 

Saudi Ports Performance

Period

Nov. 2022

Nov. 2023

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

631.16

737.53

+17%

Outbound Containers (‘000)

183.02

212.22

+16%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

189.03

224.32

+19%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

259.11

300.99

+16%

Cargo Handled (mln tons)

25.27

23.72

(6%)

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

1012.83

891.98

(12%)

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

4.49

3.49

(22%)

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

13.71

11.21

(18%)

Passengers (‘000)

73.63

78.26

+6%

Livestock (‘000)

291.17

754.12

+159%

Foodstuff (mln tons)

1.90

1.27

(33%)

Number of Vessels

995

1016

+2%

Number of Vehicles (‘000)

83.35

82.65

(1%)

 

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