Container handling leaps 19% to 697,000 TEUs in June: MAWANI

Argaam

08-07-2025

Saudi ports reported an 18.6% leap in cargo throughput tonnage to 696,800 tons in June 2025, compared to 587,300 tons in the same period a year ago.
In a statement, the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) said outbound containers surged by 35.9% to 165,000 in June, from 121,400 in the prior-year period.
The number of inbound containers also increased by 10.6% to 263,300, compared to 237,800 in June 2024.
Transshipment containers were up 17.79% to 268,600, compared to 228,000 TEUs a year earlier.
The general cargo reached 922,300 tons in June, while solid bulk cargo and liquid bulk cargo reached 4.2 million and 16.3 million tons, respectively.
Ports received 959,200 livestock heads for the same month, down 47.3% compared to 1.8 million in the same month of 2024.
The maritime traffic saw a rise of 7.5% year-on-year (YoY) to 1,039 ships in June. The number of passengers also jumped 42.3% to 78,700 last month, compared to 55,300 last year. Meanwhile, the number of cars dropped by 25.4% YoY to 75,400 for the same month.
The following table shows the performance of Saudi ports in June 2025:
Saudi Ports Performance
Item
June 2024
June 2025
Growth
TEUs ('000)
587.26
696.84
+19%
Outbound Containers ('000)
228.03
268.59
+18%
Inbound Containers ('000)
237.85
263.25
+11%
Transshipment Containers ('000)
121.38
164.99
+36%
Handling Tonnages (mln tons)
21.10
21.46
+2%
Passengers ('000)
55.29
78.70
+42%
Livestock ('000)
1821.86
959.19
(47.35%)
Number of Vessels
966
1039
+8%
Number of Vehicles ('000)
101.15
75.44
+25%