ZHOUSHAN, part of the Ningbo-Zhoushan port cluster, lifted 89,357 TEU, rocketing 223.17 per cent compared to the first quarter in 2011, Xinhua reports.
In the same period, the port's throughput throughput tonnage grew 5.55 per cent to a new quarterly high of 78.94 million tonnes. Its foreign trade cargo throughput jumped 31.05 per cent to 27.74 million tonnes.
According to an unnamed manager from Zhoushan's port authority, the port's Jintang Dapukou container terminal recorded a surge in the box throughput, which was brought by four newly launched container shipping lanes. In January, the terminal lifted 16,299 TEU of international containers, breaking its monthly record.
Jintang Dapukou container terminal is currently operating eight shipping lanes. In the near future, the only West African line calling at Ningbo port's Meishan port area will also start calling at Dapukou. The terminal's throughput is expected to hit 400,000 TEU by year end.