‎MAWANI says cargo throughput up 14% to 321M tons in 2024

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) reported a 14.45% increase in cargo throughputto 320.8 million tons in 2024 compared to 300.5 million tons in 2023.

Saudi ports said that outbound containers rose by 9% to 2.8 million TEUs, compared to 2.6 million in 2023. The number of inbound containers also increased by 14% to 2.98 million, compared to 2.62 million in 2023.

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Handled containers also reached 7.52 million, down 11% from 8.44 million in 2023.

Transshipment containers were down 47% to 1.72 million TEUs, compared to 3.23 million TEUs in 2023.

The maritime traffic saw a decline of 5% year-on-year (YoY) to 11,600 ships in 2024, compared to 12,130 in 2023. The number of passengers also fell 27% year-on-year (YoY) to 736,180 in 2024. Meanwhile, the number of cars decreased by 4% YoY to 1.1 million in 2024, from 1.14 million in 2023.

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in 2024:

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

2023

2024

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

8.44

7.52

(11%)

Outbound Containers (‘000)

2.59

2.82

+9%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

2.62

2.98

+14%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

3.24

1.72

(47%)

Cargo Throughput (mln tons)​

300.54

320.78

+7%

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

7.62

9.98

+31%

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

49.06

52.12

+6%

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

152.58

177.44

+16%

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) reported a 14.45% increase in cargo throughputto 320.8 million tons in 2024 compared to 300.5 million tons in 2023.

Saudi ports said that outbound containers rose by 9% to 2.8 million TEUs, compared to 2.6 million in 2023. The number of inbound containers also increased by 14% to 2.98 million, compared to 2.62 million in 2023.

Handled containers also reached 7.52 million, down 11% from 8.44 million in 2023.

Transshipment containers were down 47% to 1.72 million TEUs, compared to 3.23 million TEUs in 2023.

The maritime traffic saw a decline of 5% year-on-year (YoY) to 11,600 ships in 2024, compared to 12,130 in 2023. The number of passengers also fell 27% year-on-year (YoY) to 736,180 in 2024. Meanwhile, the number of cars decreased by 4% YoY to 1.1 million in 2024, from 1.14 million in 2023.

The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in 2024:

Saudi Ports Performance

Item

2023

2024

Growth

TEUs (‘000)

8.44

7.52

(11%)

Outbound Containers (‘000)

2.59

2.82

+9%

Inbound Containers (‘000)

2.62

2.98

+14%

Transshipment Containers (‘000)

3.24

1.72

(47%)

Cargo Throughput (mln tons)​

300.54

320.78

+7%

General Cargo (‘000 tons)

7.62

9.98

+31%

Dry Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

49.06

52.12

+6%

Liquid Bulk Cargo (mln tons)

152.58

177.44

+16%