China ports achieve container growth in 2022; Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhed remain on the podium

The overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 4.7% in 2022, compared with 2021 box volume, reaching 295.9 million TEUs.

Additionally, the overall cargo volume of the Chinese ports climbed to 15.685 billion tons in the previous year, translating to a year-on-year increase of 0.9%.

The following chart 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 maintained...

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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...

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Major Chinese ports report container volume growth from January to August

Chinese container ports have seen a 4.1% increase in the period January-August 2022, compared with the same months last year, with 194.4 million TEU.

In the same period, China’s ports have moved 10.24 billion tons, which represents a marginal 0.1% year-on-year decrease.

The chart below shows the cargo throughput and container throughput data of the twelve major ports in China, according to China’s Ministry of Transport.

Source: Ministry of Transport of China

We notice that ports of Shanghai,...

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Dredging for Shenzhen port’s western section

Capital dredging will be carried out to widen the waterways in the western section of Shenzhen port in China. This will enable fully loaded 9,000 TEU ships and partially loaded 18,000 TEU ships to enter the western section of China’s fourth busiest container port.

The dredging works are estimated to take three years and would help Shenzhen to hit its target of handling 33 million TEU by 2025.

According to a notice issued by the Shenzhen municipal authority this month, Tonggu Channel and Dahao...

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Shanghai Covid-19 outbreak raises congestion concerns

A new Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai has given rise to concerns that the world’s busiest container port may see growing vessel queues.

On 21 March, just as the Chinese government lifted the lockdown on Shenzhen, Shanghai residents were ordered to work from home, while schools were shut.

Maersk Line is advising customers to self-service online, given the limited number of staff in its Shanghai office.

Warehouses in Shanghai remain operational, although drivers are requested to show a health code for...

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Déjà vu as Shenzhen locked down for a week

Concerns of a rerun of congestion around Shenzhen, China’s third-busiest container port, have arisen after the city was locked down for a week from 14 March, after yet another Covid-19 outbreak.

Maersk Line’s latest customer advisory, dated 14 March, said that Shenzhen’s warehouses will be closed until 20 March.

All Shenzhen residents have been ordered to stay home, except to go for mandatory Covid-19 testing, meaning that ports will not be staffed. An earlier outbreak in May 2021 resulted in...

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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%),...

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Top 10: The busiest container ports in Asia

The vast majority of the largest and busiest container ports in the world are located in Asia. The continent is a crucial part of the global supply chain, which has been proven during the Covid-19 period with local lockdowns in Asian ports affecting heavily the global trade.

Below, you can find the top 10 busiest container ports in Asia, based on container volumes handled in 2020.

  1. Port of Shanghai, China – More than 43.5 million TEU in 2020

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