EASTERN China's port of Qingdao handled 5.09 million TEU during the early half of year, up two per cent compared to the same period last year.

The port's cumulative throughput in the same period climbed five per cent to 158 million tonnes, Xinhua reported.

According to Chang Dechuan, president of Qingdao Port Group, the company achieved an increase of two per cent in its revenue and five per cent in its profit in the first half.