Saudi Arabian ports record 13% cargo rise
H
ello and welcome to the latest issue of Dockside Lift and Move. While this edition focuses largely on the US and Europe, there has been some important news coming out
of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s ports recorded a 13% year-on-year rise
in cargo handled in 2022. The kingdom’s trade gateways also welcomed 933,000 passengers in 2022, a 36% spike from 2021 when 688,000 passengers arrived in the country. The hubs handled approximately 237 million tons compared to 210 million tons in the preceding year, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The annual results follow the Saudi Ports Authority
(otherwise known as Mawani) drive as well as targets set by National Transport and Logistics Strategy to transform the nation’s ports into an operationally efficient and robustly regulated industry thriving on streamlined processes, high-impact partnerships, world-class infrastructure, global connectivity, digital
transformation, and top-tier customer experience. The year-end statistics for 2022 highlight a 3.2% surge in container volumes at 10.355 billion TEUs (twenty- foot equivalent unit) in contrast to 10.035 billion TEUs a year earlier. The sub-categories reflected a 5% boom in imported and exported boxes to 4.839 billion TEUs from 4.628 billion TEUs in the previous period. Similarly, trans-shipments inched up by 2% to 5.516 billion tons in comparison to 2021’s tally of 5.406 billion TEUs, reported SPA.
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.
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