UAE · Gulf logistics
Jebel Ali handled 15.5 million TEU in 2024
DP World says Jebel Ali handled 15.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2024, about one million more than a year earlier. Breakbulk cargo reached 5.4 million metric tonnes.
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The 2023 figure is inferred from the 2024 total and its stated year-on-year increase.
Containers have their own unit
A TEU expresses container capacity in twenty-foot units. DP World uses TEU for containers and metric tonnes for breakbulk. The two series track different work at the same port. Source 1
Reading the rise
The company described the 2024 container and breakbulk figures as the highest since 2015. Use the dated release to distinguish this annual comparison from newer monthly records. Source 1
Why operators publish two measures
A container count expresses the equivalent capacity handled. Breakbulk measures the tonnage of cargo handled outside the container count. Taken together, the figures give a fuller picture of the port’s work. Source 1
Where rounding matters
The port operator published the increase as about one million TEU. Subtracting it gives about 14.5 million for 2023. Treat that comparison as approximate because both figures are rounded. Source 1