Aden Port Statistics,      1999 -  2008
Indicator		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Jan-Feb.2008
Number of ship		1,454	1,782	1,925	2332	2262	1700	1,735	1,883	1,937	2,134	370
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	282,785
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	49,061
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	1,163,219
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	988,273
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	14,060
Potable water loaded, (tonnes)		20,965	12,923	8,049	8,192	14,838	22799	17,199	14,204	14,911	57,037	8,974
Imports (in tonnes)
Rice		15,049	63,699	52,046	65,660	61,687	69,621	70,151	58,312	74,120	78,771	7,965
Sugar		148,472	217,753	231,904	258,356	260,170	326,993	216,299	301,188	246,129	212,508	20,871
Wheat		225,762	547,161	700,926	759,579	1,089,515	1,066,190	812,684	1,160,842	386,043	715,962	0
Flour		142,161	168,798	100,824	32,527	23,020	41,740	19,091	7,274	0	0	0
Cement		290,271	303,183	457,541	652,084	783,252	870,169	879,360	1,030,273	1,178,022	891,352	111,609
Timber		5,162	19,457	51,381	79,815	96,882	132,738	101,106	66,322	128,039	110,107	11,551
Steel		52,075	91,233	172,224	320,355	337,964	461,206	419,440	385,111	492,484	554,108	49,645
General cargo		165,469	104,729	13,430	9,309	57,623	177,768	248,049	250,510	269,053	397,814	45,140
Imported transhipment cargoes		217,408	145,450	0	0	2,261	0	0	77	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	36,004
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	282,785
Exports (in tonnes)
Salt		93,277	17,721	17,898	40,970	18,903	15,325	23,600	16,050	8,700	20,705	2,500
Fish		9,727	5,476	2,237	2,673	4,321	15,086	20,402	28,593	24,159	21,504	5,615
Cotton		3,309	139	0	0	1,224	2,350	1,180	319	596	1,078	76
Iron scrap		2,774	761	0	104	41,942	9,320	11,007	0	1,050	100	19
Exported transhipment cargoes		211,615	150,435	675	0	0	254	796	1,529	7600	3,433	458
Foreign exports		41,868	28,180	45,765	7,058	103,843	110,974	127,396	150,132	194,652	202,305	40,260
Local exports (to other ports in Yemen)		17,372	5,657	7,515	396	356	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other cargoes (see note 2)		427	640	0	0	322	140	246	334	1,125	361	133
Total exports		380,369	209,009	74,090	51,201	170,911	153,449	184,627	196,957	237,882	249,486	49,061
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	12,506,372
Notes:
1- Includes; frozen cargo/livestock/equipment/automobiles/liquid in drums/beans.
2- Includes; coffee/hides/gum.