Saudi Ports Authority has issued an annual report, illustrating its achievements last year. The report said that the total tonnage handled in all Saudi Ports during the first 9 months of 2008 reached around 114.7 million tonnes (mt), showing an increase of 10.19% over the same period of the previous year in which imports increased by 17.54% and exports by 4.35%. It pointed out that Jeddah Port registered the biggest hike with 10.50%, and accounted for the biggest share of cargo (34.6 mt) mostly containers, food, construction materials and the general cargo. --MORE
