Port Throughput Grows 7.8 Percent In First Ten Months

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2021-11-28 HKT 13:02

Share this story

facebook

  • Cargo throughput at China's ports totalled 12.87 billion tonnes from January to October. File photo: AFP

    Cargo throughput at China's ports totalled 12.87 billion tonnes from January to October. File photo: AFP

Cargo and container throughput at China's ports registered stable growth in the first ten months of the year, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

From January to October, cargo throughput at the nation's ports totalled 12.87 billion tonnes, up 7.8 percent year on year.

Container throughput at ports during the period climbed 8.4 percent from a year ago to 235.48 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

Last month, the country's ports handled over 1.32 billion tonnes of cargo, while container throughput stood at 24.52 million TEUs, according to the ministry.

RECENT NEWS

Tycoon Sits China's University Exams For 27th Time

Among the millions of fresh-faced high schoolers sitting the nation's dreaded "gaokao" college entrance exam on Wednesda... Read more

China's First Home-grown Large Cruise Liner Undocks

The first large cruise liner developed by China completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete tra... Read more

Chinese, US Diplomats Hold 'frank' Talks In Beijing

Meetings between senior mainland and US officials in China this week struck an upbeat chord, with both sides agreeing to... Read more

China's Cruise Industry Set To Make Waves Again

China's cruise industry, suspended for more than three years due to the pandemic, is expected to resume operations in th... Read more

Toll From Deadly Landslide Rises To 19

All 19 people caught in a landslide in Sichuan province on Sunday have been confirmed dead, state media reported, announ... Read more

'Nato-like Alliance Disastrous For Asia-Pacific'

Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday told the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore that any moves to establ... Read more