Container handling up 2% to 738,100 TEUs in January: MAWANI

Saudi ports reported a 2.01% increase in cargo throughput tonnage to 738,110 tons in January 2026, compared to 723,750 tons in the same period a year ago.

In a statement to Tadawul, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said that transshipment containers were up by 22.44% to 184,020 TEUs compared to a year earlier.

The number of inbound containers decreased by 3.23% to reach 284,380 in January, while the number of outbound containers was down 3.5% to 269,710.

Passenger numbers jumped by 42.3% to reach about 143,600, while the number of vehicles increased by 3.3% to reach 109,100.

The ports received 886,910 livestock heads, a growth rate of 49.9% year-on-year (YoY).

The total handled cargo, which includes solid bulk cargo and liquid bulk cargo, dropped by 3.04% to 19.21 million ton. The liquid bulk cargo reached 14.1 million tons.