Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The ports overseen by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) achieved a 13.43% year-on-year increase in container handling during April 2025, reaching 625,430 TEUs. This growth underscores the strengthening of Saudi maritime logistics infrastructure.
Transshipment containers rose by 7.46% to 132,245 TEUs, while imported containers surged by 22.48% to 259,425 TEUs. Exported containers also rose, reaching 233,760 TEUs—up 7.97% from April 2024.
Mawani Container Handling Shows Logistics Strength
Despite the growth in container volume, total cargo throughput declined slightly by 2.36% to 20.53 million tons. This includes general cargo (974,944 tons), solid bulk (4.48 million tons), and liquid bulk (15.07 million tons).
Livestock imports increased by 5.36%, totaling 682,022 heads of cattle. Maritime traffic rose by 16.28% with 1,057 ships arriving, while vehicle traffic climbed 36.56% to reach 95,300. Passenger traffic saw the sharpest rise—94.72%—reaching 107,638 travelers.
Sustained Momentum in Saudi Port Performance
This positive trend follows March 2025 results, where Mawani reported a 13.61% increase in container volume year-on-year, with 699,928 TEUs handled. These figures highlight growing TEU traffic in KSA and reinforce the rise of Saudi shipping data as a key logistics benchmark.
The Saudi Standard’s View: Port Numbers That Point to Policy
Mawani’s latest figures do more than reflect strong performance—they reveal the impact of long-term investment in logistics infrastructure. As Vision 2030 targets global logistics leadership, this steady rise in port throughput and container activity shows that Saudi Arabia is not just catching up—it is setting benchmarks. Growth in passenger and vehicle numbers also highlights the multimodal strength of national transport networks.
Maritime data is increasingly an economic barometer. The April and March figures demonstrate that port strategy and trade facilitation policies are delivering tangible outcomes—proof that Saudi ports are being reshaped not just physically, but strategically. Container volume from Mawani and cargo handling metrics confirm this trajectory.
