The assessment of commercial port activity during the first nine months of 2022

• A 35% increase in the number of passengers

• A 30% increase for passenger cars

• A 1% increase in total merchandise activity

• A 6% increase for exported goods

• A decrease of 2% for imported goods

During the first nine months of 2022, the influx of travelers experienced a return to its normal rate, since their number exceeded 662,000 passengers until the end of September 2022, an increase of 35% compared to the same period of the previous year. , and the percentage of vehicles increased by 30%, with 250,000 vehicles.

During the first nine months of the current year, Tunisian commercial ports recorded the transit of 21.3 million tons of goods, a slight increase of 1% compared to the same period last year, total exports passing through the ports increased by 6% to 8.1 million tons, while imports decreased by 2% to 13.2 million tons.

The number of trailers increased by 8% to 120,000 units loaded with 1.84 million tons, an increase of 21%, while the number of containers decreased by 2%, reaching nearly 345,000 20ft containers .

As for the movement of commercial ships, the commercial ports recorded a slight increase in the first nine months of the current year, since they received 3,365 ships compared to 3,359 ships in the same period last year.