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Chinese ports' container handling volume rose 2.3% during Jan-May

21 Jun '22
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Pic: Shutterstock

The container handling volume at China's ports during the first five months of 2022 reached 116.48 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), recording a rise of 2.3 per cent compared to last year, according to data released by the ministry of transport. The container throughput in the country recorded a stable expansion during this period.

The total cargo throughput in China was 6.25 billion tonnes during January-May this year, down 0.5 per cent compared to the same period last year.

In the month of May, ports in China handled over 1.34 billion tonnes of cargo, while the container throughput was 25.43 million TEUs, Chinese media reports said quoting the data from the ministry.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KD)

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