Saudi Arabia’s ship traffic grows by 7% in 2021

Saudi Arabia’s ship traffic grows by 7% in 2021

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ship traffic rose 7 percent in 2021 compared to the previous 12 months as the Kingdom continues its journey to emerge as a global logistics hub, according to the official data released by the General Authority for Statistics. The GASTAT report noted that 13,200 ships reached Saudi Arabia’s ports in 2021. According to the report, Jeddah Islamic Port had the largest share in ship traffic, with 4,100 ships, followed by the King Fahd Industrial Port in Jubail, where ship traffic reached 1,900 ships. The report noted that the total volume of goods unloaded at all ports in Saudi Arabia reached 119.8 million tons in 2021. Jeddah Islamic Port had the highest percentage of unloaded goods, reaching 29 percent of the total Saudi ports, followed by King Fahad Industrial Port with 22 percent. Jazan Port had the lowest percentage of unloaded goods, amounting to 1 percent of the total ports in Saudi Arabia, the report added. The total number of passengers traveling through ports in Saudi Arabia reached 652,000 in 2021, where the number of passengers increased by 33 percent compared to 2020. The GASTAT report further pointed out that Jazan Port has the highest percentage of arriving