Saudi ports recorded remarkable growth during April 2021 by achieving an increase in the total number of containers handling, an increase of 8.25 percent, by more than 609 thousand standard containers, as well as an increase in the number of transshipment containers, an increase of (52.44) Per cent, by more than 263 thousand standard containers, while the total tons of cargo handling amounted to more than 23 million tons, and the number of ships increased by (24.52) per cent, by 1,102 vessels compared to the same period of the year 2020.

According to the statistical index issued by the General Authority for Ports, Saudi ports achieved during the past month a remarkable increase in the total number of livestock, with an increase of (88.64) per cent, by more than 450 thousand head of live livestock, as well as an increase in the number of passengers, an increase of (397) percent, by 46 thousand passengers, while the number of imported cars increased by (7.18) percent, by 84 thousand cars, while the total foodstuffs reached 2.3 million tons.

Saudi ports achieved an exceptional and unprecedented leap during the first quarter of 2021 AD by registering an increase in the total number of containers handling, with an increase of (16.18) percent, by 2.5 million standard containers, which is the highest rate of container handling during a three-month period in the history of the sea ports in The Kingdom also recorded an exceptional increase in the number of transshipment containers, an increase of (41.36) per cent, by 1.3 million standard containers, coming through 2,973 vessels, an increase of (5) per cent, compared to the same period last year.