Historically, the port was the primary source of income and employment for the city, especially right after 1974. However, it gradually lost some of its importance to the economy as the share of its employees in the population of Famagusta diminished due to various reasons. However, it still is the primary port for commerce in Northern Cyprus, with more than half of ships that came to Northern Cyprus in 2013 coming to Famagusta. It is the second most popular seaport for passengers, after Kyrenia, with around 20,000 passengers using the port in 2013.
historically the port was the primary source of income and employment for the city especially right after 1974 however it gradually lost some of its importance to the economy as the share of its employees in the population of famagusta diminished due to various reasons however it still is the primary port for commerce in northern cyprus with more than half of ships that came to northern cyprus in 2013 coming to famagusta it is the second most popular seaport for passengers after kyrenia with around 20000 passengers using the port in 2013