Chinese ports increase volumes in first ten months, close to 260 million TEUs

Chinese ports experienced a year-over-year 4.9% uptick in container volume for January-October period, with the box throughput reaching a total of 257 million TEUs.

At the same time, over the ten-month period, cargo volume at Chinese ports surpassed 14 billion tons, marking an 8.5% year-on-year increase.

The following chart illustrates the cargo and container throughput data for the twelve primary ports in China.

When it comes to container throughput, the leading trio of ports has showcased...

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 NCFI starts to rise in Week 40

Freight rates for container exports from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan stopped falling in Week 40 due to a significant reduction in shipping capacity during the National Day Golden Week beginning on 1 October.

According to the Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE), the composite Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) was 593.8 points, up 0.8% from the previous week.

There were rises on 11 and declines on the other 10 of the 21 trade routes to which the individual NCFIs are applied. On routes...

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Major box ports in China close to 150 million TEUs during 2023 H1

In the first six months of the year, the overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 4.8% compared with the same period in 2022, reaching approximately 150 million TEUs.

At the same time, the overall cargo volume of the Chinese ports was around 8.1 billion tonnes in the first half of 2023, translating to a decrease of 8% year-on-year.

The following table includes cargo and container throughput data for China’s twelve major ports:

Source: Ministry of Transport of China

The port of Shanghai...

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Shanghai and Shenzhen see container decline amid slightly higher box volumes in China

The container throughput of the 12 major Chinese ports was 44.1 million TEUs in the first two months of the year, representing a year-on-year slight increase of 1.3%.

In the same period, the total cargo volume of the ports in China was 2.4 billion tons, translating to a growth of 2.6% compared with the same period last year.

The following chart shows the cargo throughput and container throughput of the 12 major ports in China.

As seen in the table, the port of Shanghai has maintained its...

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Ningbo Zhoushan Port exceeds 33 million TEUs in 2022

Ningbo Zhoushan Port handled 33.35 million TEUs in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, earning the third place in the ranking of the world’s busiest container ports.

At the same time, the Chinese port achieved an overall cargo throughput of over 1.25 billion tons, ranking first in the world for the 14th consecutive year.

For the first time, the volume of container sea-rail intermodal transport business topped 1.45 million TEUs, representing a year-on-year growth of over 20%.

The overall number...

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Chinese ports boost container volumes; Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhen remain on top

Chinese ports have handled 270.6 million TEUs from January to November 2022, which represents a 4.2% increase compared with the same period in 2021.

Additionally, in the first 11 months of 2022, the following Chinese ports reported over 14.3 billion tons, translating to a slight year-on-year growth of 0.7%.

The chart below shows the cargo throughput and container throughput data of the twelve major ports in China.

Source: Ministry of Transport of China

As seen in the table, the port of Shanghai has...

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China ports handle 245 million TEUs so far with Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhen taking lion’s share

The container throughput of Chinese ports reached 244.9 million TEUs from January to October 2022, which represents a year-on-year increase of 4%.

Additionally, Chinese ports have seen a slight year-on-year growth of 0.5% in terms of tons, handling 12,933.8 million tons in the first ten months of the year.

The chart below shows the cargo throughput and container throughput data of the twelve major ports in China.

The three ports with the highest container throughput are Shanghai port with...

https://container-news.com/china-ports-handle-245-million-teus-so-far-with-shanghai-ningbo-and-shenzhen-taking-lions-share/

Chinese container ports kick off new year handling over 24 million TEU

The container throughput of the Chinese ports was 24.2 million TEU in January, which translates to a slight year-on-year growth of 1.6%.

The port of Shanghai has expectedly reported the highest container volumes, handling 4.35 million TEU, with Ningbo&Zhousan and Shenzhen following, moving 2.97 million TEU and 2.46 million TEU respectively.

Meanwhile, Dalian has achieved the largest percentage container increase of 36% compared to January 2021 figures, while the port of Lianyungang follows with a...

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Chinese ports achieve 7% box growth; Shanghai remains world’s busiest container port

In 2021, the container throughput of Chinese ports was 282.7 million TEU, which translates to a year-on-year increase of 7%, while the cargo volume was 15,545.3 million tons, marking a year-on-year growth of 6.8%.

The following chart presents the cargo throughput and container throughput data of the twelve major ports in China.

Source: Ministry of Transport of China

According to the Chinese government’s data, the Beibu Gulf port has achieved the highest percentage container increase (19%),...

https://container-news.com/chinese-ports-achieve-7-box-growth-shanghai-remains-worlds-busiest-container-port/

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