- 15.27 million passengers traveled by means of the airport
- 163,620 tons of air freight imports
- 2,908 ships acquired by Shuaiba Port
- 38.06 million tons of products, livestock, and containers exported by means of the ports
Kuwaiti sea and air ports recorded energetic commerce exercise final yr in comparison with the interval from 2020 to 2023.
Kuwait’s sea and air ports witnessed a notable surge in commerce and transport exercise final yr, marking a major enchancment in comparison with the 2020–2023 interval, in accordance with a current report issued by the Central Statistical Bureau.
The report confirmed that Kuwaiti seaports acquired 5,205 industrial vessels in 2024, up barely from 5,180 vessels in 2023, representing a 0.4% enhance. Shuaiba Port dealt with the biggest share, receiving 2,908 ships, bringing its five-year whole to 13,279 vessels. Shuwaikh Port adopted with 1,419 ships final yr, and a cumulative 5,770 ship actions recorded from 2020 to 2024. In the meantime, Doha Port acquired 878 vessels, the bottom amongst Kuwait’s ports attributable to its concentrate on smaller ships.
When it comes to items motion, Kuwait imported 38.06 million tons of cargo in 2024, together with normal items, bulk supplies, reside animals, and containers. Exports by means of the identical ports reached 4.08 million tons, reflecting energetic commerce flows throughout the maritime sector.
Air site visitors additionally recorded important exercise, with 114,930 flights in whole — break up evenly between 57,400 arrivals and 57,400 departures. Passenger numbers reached 15.27 million, together with 7.62 million departures, 7.65 million arrivals, and 1.53 million transit passengers. On non-scheduled flights, 1,287 arrivals carried 54,120 passengers, whereas 1,263 departures carried 54,220 passengers.
Cargo operations at Kuwait Worldwide Airport remained strong, with 163,620 tons of imports and 33,920 tons of exports on common flights.
Further cargo on non-scheduled flights totaled 25,900 tons of imports and three,680 tons of exports, bringing whole air freight to 197,290 tons. The airport additionally recorded 8,427 non-commercial plane actions, together with navy, coaching, non-public, royal, and VIP flights.
The report additional highlighted a surge in public transport utilization, with bus subscriptions growing by 122.6% in 2024 to succeed in 73,430 subscriptions, up by 32,990 in comparison with 2023. This sharp rise displays rising reliance on public transport in comparison with the 2020–2022 interval, when subscriptions ranged between 2,370 and 12,646.
In non-public transport, passenger numbers rose to 48,490, a rise of two,194 over the earlier yr, underscoring increasing demand for each private and non-private mobility choices in Kuwait.