Riyadh, January 12, 2020, SPA -- Total tonnage cargo handled in Saudi ports during the month of December 2019 was 22million tons, the number of handling containers reached (595,000), an increase of 2.11% 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 December 2019 was (1132) vessels, the number of passengers (78,000) while the number of vehicles (89,000), and the number of livestock (147,000) heads. "MAWANI" seeks to support and facilitate import and export operations and logistics services in the Kingdom and make them more smooth, flexible and competitive, within the framework of its plans and objectives to enhance the services of Saudi ports, and raise the level of its performance, productivity, and operational and logistical capabilities, in order to achieve the goals and pillars of the Kingdom's 2030 vision. --SPA 12:51 LOCAL TIME 09:51 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1244752