In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the ports of Tunisia is increased of +13.0 being piled to 7.87 million tons compared to 6.96 million in the same period of 2022, with increases of +14.3% of the cargos to the disembarkation attested to 4,89 million tons and +11.0% of those at embarkation which totaled 2.98 million tons.

Overall growth was driven by significant increase in liquid bulk, with hydrocarbons being results pairs to 2,50 million tons (+55.0%) and the other Liquid bulk at 352 thousand tons4e (+64.3%). In the segment of Solid bulk cereals with 1,42 million tons (+14.9%), while the other cargos are decreased of -7.7% going down to 1,40 million tons. Declining miscellaneous goods totalled 2.19 million tons (- 7.8%), of which 1,04 million tons of goods in container (- 2.7%), 565 thousand tons of rotabili (- 15.7%) and 587 thousand tons of other goods miscellaneous (- 8.3%).

Among the main national ports by volume of traffic, in the April-June period this year in Skhira were eventful 1,91 million tons (+188.7%), to Rades 1,58 million tons (- 5.8%), to Sfax 1,34 million tons (- 2.0%) and to Bizerte 1,18 million tons (- 12.7%).