MAWANI: Container handling in Saudi ports reaches 14.3M tons

Saudi ports reported a 37.04% decline in cargo throughput tonnage to 14.38 million tons in May 2026, compared to 22.84 million tons in the same period a year ago.

Total general cargo throughput reached 471.080 tons, while liquid bulk cargo amounted to 5.49 million tons and dry bulk cargo totaled 2.4 million tons.

Container throughput declined 24.9% to 541,320 TEUs, compared with 720,820 TEUs in the corresponding period a year earlier.

Passenger traffic fell 0.74% to 94,500 passengers, compared with 95,200 passengers in the corresponding period last year. Meanwhile, vessel traffic declined 14.39% to 1,255 ships, versus 1,466 ships in the same period a year earlier.

Vehicle traffic decreased 25.45% to 62,890 vehicles, compared with 84,350 vehicles a year earlier. Meanwhile, the ports received 2.06 million head of livestock, up 25.79% from 1.64 million head during the same period last year.

The ports overseen by MAWANI handled more than 14.5 million tons of cargo in April 2026. Total general cargo reached 514,240 tons, while liquid bulk cargo stood at 23.43 million tons and dry bulk cargo totaled 2.82 million tons.