Saudi Ports gain 17.57% in Q1 container volumes

Saudi Ports gain 17.57% in Q1 container volumes

Riyadh - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has reported a 17.57% increase in container processing at its trade hubs during the first quarter of 2023, scoring a throughput of 2,011,162 TEUs compared to 1,710,608 TEUs, the same period last year.

Quarterly container statistics further show a 16.08% spike in exported TEUs, attaining a total of 559,829 against the last year’s Q1 volume of 513,273 TEUs. Imported containers performed even better, with a year-on-year rise of 22.43%, from 520,509 TEUs to 637,277 TEUs. Meanwhile, transshipments saw a 14.96% boost in volume last quarter, growing from 676,826 TEUs to 778,056 TEUs.

The Q1 numbers in the cargo category also trended upwards, soaring to 4.11% at 75,552,598 tonnes, in contrast to 72,570,201 tonnes in the comparison period of the last year. The first three months saw a total of 1,597,014 tonnes of general cargo, 12,503,063 tonnes of dry bulk cargo, and 39,822,296 tonnes of liquid bulk cargo going through Mawani ports.

Up 14.97% from 5,031,957 tonnes in Q1 of 2022, food throughput across the Saudi ports network hit a volume of 5,785,004 tonnes.

Livestock imports jumped an enormous 300.48% from 336,581 to 1,347,949 cattle heads so far this year in the comparison period of the last year.

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