Last month, the total container throughput through ports managed by
Mawani was 673,124 TEU, marking an 8.1 per cent decrease compared to 732,319
TEU last year. However, there were
positive numbers in exported containers, which recorded an increase of 9 per
cent, reaching 255,606 TEU compared to 234,663 TEU in the same period in 2023.
The number of imported containers also rose by 18 per cent, reaching 258,007
TEU compared to 217,933 TEU last year.
The total general cargo amounted to 975,406 tonnes,
solid bulk cargo to 4.5 million tonnes, and liquid bulk cargo to 15.3 million
tonnes.
Transshipment containers decreased by 42.3 per cent, reaching 159,511
TEU compared to 279,723 TEU in 2023. Shipping traffic also decreased by 5.2 per
cent, reaching 988 ships compared to 1,042 ships in 2023.
Earlier this summer, Mawani recorded 231.7 points in the Liner Shipping Connectivity Index,
according to the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD). More
recently, Mawani and A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced the launch of the Middle
East’s biggest Maersk Logistics Park at Jeddah Islamic Port.