Aden Port Statistics,      1999 -  2009
Indicator		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	MAR. 2009
Number of ship		1,454	1,782	1,925	2332	2262	1700	1,735	1,883	1,937	2,134	2,183	547
Dry cargo discharged (including containerized - tonnes)		1,285,370	1,705,929	1,806,930	2,206,044	2,762,468	3210520	2,855,549	3,409,182	2,828,761	3,127,852	2,384,344	828,354
Dry cargo loaded (including containerized - tonnes)		380,359	209,009	74,090	114,724	173,241	153597	184,627	196,957	237,882	249,486	255,414	51,175
Liquid cargo discharged (tonnes)		4,688,298	4,385,476	4,746,796	5,262,493	5,018,401	5687816	5,396,149	5,909,916	10,108,231	6,777,881	5,308,556	1,317,627
Liquid cargo loaded (tonnes)		3,461,948	3,334,063	3,479,953	3,736,523	4,227,563	4332183	4,022,500	4,460,652	4,481,357	4,976,745	7,073,521	1,779,432
Bunkering, fuel oil and gas oil (tonnes)		42,231	62,735	78,488	100,106	145,825	93887	95,254	74,793	71,361	121,210	77,572	12,953
Potable water loaded, (tonnes)		20,965	12,923	8,049	8,192	14,838	22799	17,199	14,204	14,911	57,037	81,538	18,681
Imports (in tonnes)
Rice		15,049	63,699	52,046	65,660	61,687	69,621	70,151	58,312	74,120	78,771	32,114	21,228
Sugar		148,472	217,753	231,904	258,356	260,170	326,993	216,299	301,188	246,129	212,508	163,138	83,349
Wheat		225,762	547,161	700,926	759,579	1,089,515	1,066,190	812,684	1,160,842	386,043	715,962	554,333	276,526
Flour		142,161	168,798	100,824	32,527	23,020	41,740	19,091	7,274	0	0	240	0
Cement		290,271	303,183	457,541	652,084	783,252	870,169	879,360	1,030,273	1,178,022	891,352	644,267	159,617
Timber		5,162	19,457	51,381	79,815	96,882	132,738	101,106	66,322	128,039	110,107	90,037	21,792
Steel		52,075	91,233	172,224	320,355	337,964	461,206	419,440	385,111	492,484	554,108	389,697	167,401
General cargo		165,469	104,729	13,430	9,309	57,623	177,768	248,049	250,510	269,053	397,814	375,579	65,856
Imported transhipment cargoes		217,408	145,450	0	0	2,261	0	0	77	0	0	0	0
Other cargoes (see note 1)		23,541	44,466	26,654	28,359	50,094	63,959	89,369	143,416	54,871	167,230	134,939	32,585
Total imports		1,285,370	1,705,929	1,806,930	2,206,044	2,762,468	3,210,384	2,855,549	3,403,325	2,828,761	3,127,852	2,384,344	828,354
Exports (in tonnes)
Salt		93,277	17,721	17,898	40,970	18,903	15,325	23,600	16,050	8,700	20,705	14,200	2,500
Fish		9,727	5,476	2,237	2,673	4,321	15,086	20,402	28,593	24,159	21,504	31,816	3,463
Cotton		3,309	139	0	0	1,224	2,350	1,180	319	596	1,078	378	0
Iron scrap		2,774	761	0	104	41,942	9,320	11,007	0	1,050	100	19	0
Exported transhipment cargoes		211,615	150,435	675	0	0	254	796	1,529	7600	3,433	956	0
Foreign exports		41,868	28,180	45,765	7,058	103,843	110,974	127,396	150,132	194,652	202,305	202,002	27,026
Local exports (to other ports in Yemen)		17,372	5,657	7,515	396	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other cargoes (see note 2)		427	640	0	0	322	140	246	334	1,125	361	6,043	18,186
Total exports		380,369	209,009	74,090	51,201	170,911	153,449	184,627	196,957	237,882	249,486	255,414	51,175
Total tonnage handled		9,879,181	9,710,135	10,194,306	11,364,559	12,340,006	13,500,518	12,571,278	14059847	17,742,503	15,310,211	15,180,945	4,008,222
Notes:
1- Includes; frozen cargo/livestock/equipment/automobiles/liquid in drums/beans.
2- Includes; coffee/hides/gum.