Nel 2006 i porti dell'Arabia Saudita hanno movimentato 133,8 milioni di tonnellate di merci (+1,2%)

Lo scorso anno i porti dell'Arabia Saudita hanno movimentato complessivamente 133,8 milioni di tonnellate di merci, escluso il traffico di greggio, con una crescita dell'1,2% rispetto al 2005.

Il maggior volume di traffico è stato movimentato dal porto di Gedda, che ha totalizzato 40,3 milioni di tonnellate (+2,0%), seguito dal porto industriale di Jubail, che ha movimentato 39,0 milioni di tonnellate (-0,5%).

Il traffico dei container è ammontato globalmente a 3.863.202 teu, con un incremento del 3,5% rispetto al 2005.

Saudi Ports
Statistics
(Source: Saudi Ports Authority)

Total Cargo Handled

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Jeddah Islamic Port	40,320,332	39,512,026	+ 2.05
King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam	17,906,785	16,597,727	+ 7.89
King Fahad Industrial Port, Yanbu	31,282,127	32,347,312	- 3.29
Yanbu Commercial Port	1,488,653	1,175,581	+ 26.63
King Fahad Industrial Port, Jubail	38,965,457	39,179,696	- 0.55
Jubail Commercial Port	2,887,422	2,374,537	+ 21.60
Jizan Port	603,929	527,777	+ 14.43
Dhiba Port	375,613	525,957	- 28.58
Total	133,830,318	132,240,613	+ 1.20

Total Cargo Handled
(Discharged / Loaded)

Port	Commodity Discharged		Diff. %	Commodity Loaded		Diff. %
Port	2006	2005	Diff. %	2006	2005	Diff. %
Jeddah Islamic Port	26,841,191	26,714,521	+ 0.47	13,479,141	12,797,505	+ 5.33
King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam	13,620,189	12,473,525	+ 9.19	4,286,596	4,124,202	+ 3.94
King Fahad Industrial Port, Yanbu	2,028,770	1,902,973	+ 6.61	29,253,357	30,444,339	- 3.91
Yanbu Commercial Port	1,381,506	1,059,604	+ 30.38	107,147	115,977	- 7.61
King Fahad Industrial Port, Jubail	5,533,465	6,455,203	- 14.28	33,431,992	32,724,493	+ 2.16
Jubail Commercial Port	2,041,561	2,066,511	- 1.21	845,861	308,026	+ 174.61
Jizan Port	602,863	492,700	+ 22.36	1,066	35,077	- 96.96
Dhiba Port	314,577	434,841	- 27.66	61,036	91,116	- 33.01
Total	52,364,122	51,599,878	+ 1.48	81,466,196	80,640,735	+ 1.02

Total Container Volume
(in TEU)

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Jeddah Islamic Port	2,907,723	2,835,461	+ 2.55
King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam	941,828	894,809	+ 5.25
King Fahad Industrial Port, Yanbu	201	15	+ 1240.00
Yanbu Commercial Port	1,665	1,254	+ 32.78
Jubail Commercial Port	11,785	1,089	+ 982.19
Total	3,863,202	3,732,628	+ 3.50

Transshipment Containers in TEU
(included in the total)

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Jeddah Islamic Port	1,498,946	1,489,035	+ 0.67

Passengers

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Jeddah Islamic Port	656,267	1,114,521	- 41.12
Yanbu Commercial Port	68,725	194,506	- 64.67
Dhiba Port	591,075	871,342	- 32.16
Total	1,316,067	2,180,369	- 39.64

Commodity Discharged Details

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Constuction	11,717,311	10,518,345	+ 11.40
Food & Foodstuffs	15,049,030	15,168,050	- 0.78
Vehicles	1,352,953	1,354,357	- 0.10
Consumer Goods	4,655,183	4,579,141	+1.66
Other Cargo Discharged	19,589,645	19,979,985	- 1.95
Total Cargo Discharged	52,364,122	51,599,878	+ 1.48

Commodity Loaded Details

	2006	2005	Diff. %
Refined Products	43,643,518	44,966,981	- 2.94
Liquified Gas	2,546,465	2,319,107	+ 9.80
Petrochemicals	22,365,818	21,312,465	+ 4.94
Food & Foodstuffs	359,873	403,223	- 10.75
Industrial Products	2,338,428	1,752,836	+ 33.41
Recycling Material	322,802	236,947	+ 36.23
Empty Containers & Chassis	1,323,405	1,263,062	+ 4.78
Vehicles	180,797	163,206	+ 10.78
Other Cargo Loaded	8,385,090	8,222,908	+ 1.97
Total Cargo Loaded	81,466,196	80,640,735	+ 1.02