Saudi ports container handling rises 6% to 631,000 TEU in December 2020

21/01/2021 Argaam

Logo of Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani)


Saudi ports saw an increase of 6% year-on-year (YoY) in the number of containers handled in December 2020 to 631,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU).


The total cargo tonnage handled at Saudi ports in December 2020 reached more than 26 million tons, via 1,032 vessels, according to the monthly statistical bulletin of Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani).

 

The total vehicles cargo reached 89,000, while livestock cargo rose by 18% to reach more than 173,000.

 

This increase comes as a result of the current development processes that includes raising the level of operational and logistical performance and enhancing the competitiveness of the services provided to beneficiaries, in addition to developing quays and raising the capabilities of the infrastructure and capacities in such a vital sector, thus fulfilling the requirements of development, the national economy and global supply chains, Mawani said.

 

The table below illustrates the performance of Saudi ports in 2020:

 

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

Sept.

Aug.

July

June

May

April

March

Feb.

Jan.

Container (,000)

631

622

625

666

664

630

598

613

558

477

552

580

Tons (mln)

26

24

25

25

25

25

29

28

26

21

20

25

Vessels

1032

962

987

944

937

935

1018

919

872

811

901

1038

Passengers (,000)

48

40

30

29

30

28

15

10

--

--

90

122

Food (mln tons)

--

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.4

2

2.4

--

--

--

--

--

Livestock (,000)

173

173

174

367

181

387

387

480

239

112

63

64

Vehicles (,000)

89

70

63

50

39

35

35

57

70

59

76

87


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