China’s Shanghai port has posted 14.3% increase in container volumes in March compared to the year-ago period, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG).
In March 2017, the Chinese port handled 3.43m teu of throughput, up 14.3% from 3.01m teu in the same month of last year, data from SIPG showed.
Last month’s volumes also rose 29.6% compared to 2.65m teu moved in February this year.
For the first quarter of 2017, the world’s busiest container port Shanghai recorded a total throughput of 9.39m teu, a climb of 9.9% compared to 8354m teu registered in the same period of 2016.
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