The development of cargo throughput in the Egyptian ports (local- transit) from
2005 to 2009
In 2009, Egyptian ports handled approximately 123.1 million Ton compared to 116.2
million Ton in 2008 and 112.2 million Ton in 2007, achieving a growth rate up to
6% in 2009 compared to 2008 and 3.5% in 2008 compared to 2007 and 5.2% in 2007 compared
to 2006, despite that the Egyptian ports are still achieving positive growth rates
from one year to the other, but the growth rates are decreasing from one year of
the comparison period to the other. The growth achieved in 2009 compared to 2008
can be due to the increase of local imported cargo throughput representing 11.9%
and the increase of transit cargo throughput representing 5.8%, despite the decrease
of local exported cargo throughput representing 4.4%.
Total Cargo handled in Egyptian port
A- Development of Local Cargo Throughput:
Local Imported Cargo:
Local imported cargo handled in Egyptian ports
In 2009, the volume of local imported cargo throughput in the Egyptian ports reached
approximately 58.4 million Ton compared to 52.2 million Ton in 2008, 49.9 million
Ton in 2007 and 43.5 million Ton in 2006 achieving a growth rate up to 11.9% in
2009 compared to 2008 and 4.6% in 2008 compared to 2007. In 2009, the local imported
cargo throughput achieved the second biggest growth rate during the comparison period
after the growth rate achieved in 2007 compared to 2006 which reached 14.7%.
Local Exported Cargo:
Local exported cargo handled in Egyptian ports
In 2009, the volume of local exported cargo handled by the Egyptian ports reached
approximately 27.6 million Ton compared to 28.9 million Ton in 2008 and 33.4 million
Ton in 2007 achieving a decrease rate up to 4.4% in 2009 compared to 2008 and 13.4%
in 2008 compared to 2007, despite the growth rates of local exported cargo throughput
during the other years of the comparison period.
B- Development of Transit Cargo Traffic:
Transit cargo handled in Egyptian ports
Egyptian ports achieved a successive increase in the volume of transit cargo. In
2009, the transit cargo throughput reached approximately 37.1 million Ton compared
to 35.1 million Ton in 2008 and 28.9% million Ton in 2007 representing an increase
up to 5.8% in 2009 compared to 2008 and 21.2% in 2008 compared to 2007, which is
an important indicator that the Egyptian ports occupies an important and a hub position
in the region and the proof of the development of the transit cargo throughput ,especially
Port Said Port Authority which preoccupied approximately70.4% of the total transit
cargo handled in the Egyptian ports in 2009.