In the first half of the year, King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia recorded a 37.4% increase in total container exports and imports, reaching 1,534,961 TEUs compared to 1,117,133 TEUs during the same period last year.
Additionally, the total number of transshipments rose by 87.87%, reaching 37,806 TEUs. The number of exported containers at the port increased by 39%, reaching 624,710 TEUs, while the number of imported containers grew by 34,7%, reaching 872,445 TEUs.
The total cargo throughput tonnage increased by 37%, reaching 15,565,138 tons compared to 11,356,471 tons during the same period in the previous year.
General cargo reached a total of 2,580,974 tons, marking a 49.5% increase from last year when it was 1,726,804 tons. Bulk solid cargo also saw an increase of 2.6%, reaching 5,986,089 tons.
Moreover, maritime activity rose by 20%, reaching 1,430 ships compared to 1,192 ships in 2023. The number of cars saw an increase of 110%, reaching 363,167 cars compared to 173,086 cars last year. Conversely, the number of passengers decreased by 89.1%, reaching 4,194 passengers.
