Jeddah Islamic Port’s April container volume surges by 25%

Jeddah Islamic Port’s April container volume surges by 25%

Jeddah Islamic Port reported a 25.07 per cent increase in total container volumes during April to 465,348 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) compared to 372,064 TEUs during the same period a year earlier. The latest data from Saudi Ports Authority ( ) shows that the kingdom’s busiest port recorded a 21.83 per cent surge in trans-shipments and restows to 261,543 TEUs this year from 214,686 TEUs in April last year. The port’s cargo column saw an addition of 19.33 per cent to the 2022 volume of 4,409,557 tons to achieve about 5,261,883 tons in the previous month. Mawani said key figures across major cargo categories include 128,714 tons of general cargo, 305,038 tons of dry bulk cargo and 34,109 tons of liquid bulk cargo. Jeddah’s trade hub played host to 324 vessels throughout April, a 13.3 per cent surge over last year’s count of 286 vessels. Jeddah Islamic Port’s passenger traffic reached 40,947 in April, a 334.77 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump from 9,418 during the same period in 2022. The port witnessed increased trade activity on the livestock front. Mawani said 458,280 cattle heads were imported through Jeddah Islamic Port, beating the previous year’s record of 446,539, an increase of