Total tonnage cargo handled in Saudi ports during the month of March 2019 was over 22 million tons, an increase of 2.78% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of handling containers reached (550,000), an increase of 8.72% in the same period of the previous year, according to the statistical index issued by the Saudi Ports Authority ''MAWANI''. The number of vessels in the Saudi ports during the month of March 2019 was (1010) vessels, the number of passengers (111,000) while the number of vehicles (56,000), and the number of livestock (705,000) heads.