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Saudi Arabian ports, liquid bulk cargo down sharply in 2025
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tons (-10.9%)
Riyadh
September 17, 2026
Last year, Saudi Arabia's ports handled
298.3 million tonnes of goods, with a decrease in
-10.9% on 2024 mainly determined by the contraction of the
-18.7% of liquid bulk volumes which fell to 144.2 million
of tons. Today the General Authority for Statistics
of the Middle Eastern nation has announced that it was found to be
Dry bulk traffic also decreased slightly with 52.4
million tonnes (-0.4%) and a more marked reduction in
rolling stock traffic with 5.7 million tonnes (-7.0%). In
growth, on the other hand, in containerized traffic, which amounted to
to 84.9 million tonnes (+0.5%) and freight traffic
which stood at 10.8 million tons
(+2,9%).
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Last year, Saudi Arabia's ports handled
298.3 million tonnes of goods, with a decrease in
-10.9% on 2024 mainly determined by the contraction of the
-18.7% of liquid bulk volumes which fell to 144.2 million
of tons. Today the General Authority for Statistics
of the Middle Eastern nation has announced that it was found to be
Dry bulk traffic also decreased slightly with 52.4
million tonnes (-0.4%) and a more marked reduction in
rolling stock traffic with 5.7 million tonnes (-7.0%). In
growth, on the other hand, in containerized traffic, which amounted to
to 84.9 million tonnes (+0.5%) and freight traffic
which stood at 10.8 million tons
(+2,9%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
