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Containerized cargo across Saudi ports maintained their upward swing in November, growing 8.3% year on year to 631,165 TEUs from 582,783 TEUs, according to the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani).
The detailed breakdown of container data reveal a 10.57% jump in exported boxes at 183,023 TEUs, compared to 165,520 TEUs in the same month of 2021. Similarly, imported containers stood at 189,029 TEUs, a 12.66% surge relative to last year's 167,786 TEUs. Transshipments, too, edged up by 3.86% to 259,108 TEUs against the previous year's tally of 249,477 TEUs.
General cargo throughput witnessed a massive jump of 97.06% from 513,959 tons during the preceding period to 1,012,830 tons in the current year. Likewise, dry-bulk cargo increased by 6.79% to 4,487,183 tons in comparison to 4,202,866 tons previously while liquid bulk cargo plummeted 14.46% to 13,708,604 tons from 16,025,826 tons in 2021.
