Saudi Ports cargo throughput up 13% in 2022
The Kingdom’s maritime trade hubs have seen a yearly increase of 13% in cargo throughput during the year 2022, handling an estimated 237 million tons compared to 210 million tons in the preceding year, according to Mawani's release.
The year-end statistics for 2022 highlight a 3.2% surge in container volumes at 10.355 billion TEUs in contrast to 10.035 billion TEUs a year earlier. A further look at the sub-categories reveal a 5% boom in imported and exported boxes to 4.839 billion TEUs from 4.628 billion TEUs in the previous period. Similarly, transshipments inched up by 2% to hit 5.516 billion tons in comparison to 2021’s tally of 5.406 billion TEUs.
On the commodities front, Saudi ports unloaded around 3.93 billion cattle heads across 2022, up 9% year-on-year over the prior year’s total of 3.62 billion. Likewise, 973,000 cars rolled off incoming vessels at a 25% growth rate versus 778,000 units previously.
The Kingdom’s trade gateways also welcomed 933,000 passengers over the course of 2022, a 36% spike from 2021 when 688,000 pax landed on the country’s shores.
