Shanghai port box throughput rises 5pc to 3.3m TEU in April

May 15 2017 Print This Article
China's Shanghai port handled a total of 3.28 million TEU in April, a 4.9 per cent increase from the throughput of 3.12 million TEU in the same month last year, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG).

However, last month's volume dropped by 4.6 per cent compared to 3.43 million TEU in March, data from SIPG showed, according to Seatrade Maritime News, Cochester, UK.

From January to April 2017, the world's busiest container port Shanghai recorded a total throughput of 12.67 million TEU, an increase of 8.7 per cent from 11.66 million TEU in the same period of last year.