The initial capacity of the port was 1 million tons of cargo. With the first expansion in 1956 the port was able to handle 1,153 vessels carrying 2.3 million tons of cargo in 1964. The port in 2019 handled 38% of national seaborne traffic, 17% of national seaborne imports, 75% of national seaborne exports, Over the year’s vessel calls to the Port has increased from 485 in 2003 to 1,628 calls in the 2019.
