PORT of Adelaide saw a year-on-year decrease in container throughput in November, according to the latest available statistics from Flinders Ports.

Adelaide handled a total of 20,895 TEU of full containers this past November. This was a decrease of 9.6% on the same month last year.

However, full container throughput plummeted last month when compared with the previous month. November’s throughput was 27% lower than that of October 2023.

Full containerised imports decreased year-on-year in November.

Last month, Adelaide handled 10,849 TEU of full containers, a decrease of 13% on the same month last year.

Full container export volumes in November 2023 saw a small decrease on November 2022’s volumes.

Last month the port handled 10,046 TEU, a decrease of 5% on the same month last year.

Last month, there were 20 fully cellular containership visits to Port of Adelaide, two less than the same month last year.

The port handled fewer empty containers in November 2023 than in the previous month or the same month last year.

Last month, a total of 6024 TEU of empty containers passed through the port, a decrease of xx% on the same month last year (6744 TEU).