‎Mawani handles 15.2MT of cargo in August

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/1f9e2cfb-bfad-4c03-a4a4-b18c704fd14a.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >Saudi ports received 796,000 head of livestock in August 2026, up 38.2% year-on-year.</p> <hr> <p >The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) said the total cargo throughput at the Kingdom’s ports reached 15.2 million tons in August 2026, down 34.4% from 23.2 million tons in a year earlier period.</p> <p ></p> <p >General cargo totaled 696,000 tons, liquid bulk cargo stood at around 5.5 million tons, and dry bulk cargo reached 2.9 million tons.</p> <p ></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="2" > <p ><strong>Cargo Throughput in August 2026 </strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Cargo</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>Volume (mln tons)</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>General cargo</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >0.70</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Liquid bulk cargo</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >5.50</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Dry bulk cargo</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >2.86</span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p ></p> <p >The number of containers handled fell 19.2% to 608,700 TEUs, compared with 753,400 TEUs in the same period last year, <strong>as shown in the table below:</strong></p> <p ></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong>Container Throughput in August 2026 (‘000 TEUs)</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Containers</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2025</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2026</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>Change</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Containers handled</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >753.43</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >608.70</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(19.2%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Inbound containers</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >282.61</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >263.43</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(6.8%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Outbound containers</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >280.13</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >176.16</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(37.1%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Transshipment containers</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >190.69</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span dir="RTL"><span >117.33</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(38.5%)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p ></p> <p >Passenger traffic also dropped 14.5% to 73,200 passengers, compared with 85,600 passengers last year, while vessel traffic fell 29.2% to 1,038 vessels from 1,467 vessels in the same period last year.</p> <p ></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong>Passenger Vessel Traffic in August 2026</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2025</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2026</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>Change</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Passengers (‘000)</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >85.64</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >73.22</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(14.5%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Vessel traffic (Number of vessels)</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >1,467</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >1,038</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(29.2%)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p></p> <p >Vehicle traffic also fell 51.2% to 59,900 vehicles from 122,700 vehicles last year, while the ports received 796,000 head of livestock, up 38.2% from 576,000 head in the same period last year.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong>Vehicle Livestock Traffic in August 2026</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Vehicle </strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2025</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>August 2026</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong>Change</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Vehicles (‘000)</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >122.7</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >59.9</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(51.2%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong>Livestock (‘000 head)</strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >576.0</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" >796.04</p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >38.2%</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> <p >It is worth noting that ports supervised by the Saudi Ports Authority handled 8.5 million tons of cargo in July 2026, including 491,400 tons of general cargo, 4.8 million tons of liquid bulk cargo, and 3.1 million tons of dry bulk cargo.</p>

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