Saudi Arabia’s seaports have achieved significant growth of 20.23% in the transshipment container traffic, with the total transshipment volume handled increasing by more than 442 standard containers compared to the same period last year.
According to the latest data released by the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), the country’s ports tonnage handling has surpassed 27 million tons of cargo and the number of ships calling at the ports was 1,094, marking increases of 10.37% and 5.6% compared to the same period of 2020, respectively.
However, Saudi Arabia’s seaports handled a combined total of 791,000 inbound and outbound standard containers in November 2021, witnessing a decrease of 1.88%.
MAWANI said it has been working in accordance with its strategic goals and initiatives to develop a sustainable and prosperous maritime sector to consolidate Saudi Arabia’s position as a global logistics hub and facilitate its economic and social ambitions.
