The cargo and container throughput at Chinese ports witnessed steady expansion last year, with the total cargo throughput amounting to 16.97 billion tonnes—up by 8.2 per cent year on year (YoY), according to data from the ministry of transport.Foreign trade cargo throughput at the ports rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 5.05 billion tonnes, a state-controlled news outlet cited the ministry as saying.
In the same period, ports in the country handled 310.34 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers—a rise of 4.9 per cent YoY.
The total cargo throughput in Chinese ports last year was 16.97 billion tonnes—up by 8.2 per cent YoY, according to official data.
Foreign trade cargo throughput at the ports rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 5.05 billion tonnes.
In the same period, ports handled 310.34 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers—a rise of 4.9 per cent YoY.
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