Saudi Ports Log 21.14% Growth in March Container Numbers The official Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Ports Log 21.14% Growth in March Container Numbers The official Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, April 12, 2023, SPA -- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has revealed that its trade hubs recorded a 21.14% rise in container volumes last month, handling 693,523 TEUs as opposed to 572,475 TEUs during the same period the previous year.

In-depth container data show a 17.74% increase in exports, totalling 195,495 TEUs in March 2023 compared to 166,045 TEUs in March 2022. Imported containers, meanwhile, booked a 37.05% surge to 224,221 TEUs in 2023 from 162,876 TEUs in 2022, with transshipments gaining 12.83% last month at 274,807 TEUs over the prior year’s count of 243,554 TEUs.

Thanks to 523,513 tons of general cargo, 4,588,115 tons of liquid bulk cargo, and 13,594,542 tons of dry bulk cargo, the monthly cargo tonnage reported in March equalled 26,102,998 tons, indicating a 5.81% uptick from 24,670,510 tons in the previous year.

On the other hand, food commodities soared 37.52% from 1,487,327 tons in 2022 to 2,045,428 tons in the current year. However, the livestock category clocked the best growth figures last month with an impressive 496.26% yearly leap from 104,592 to 623,644 cattle heads.

The Kingdom’s ports received about 76,086