China’s Shanghai port has moved higher container volumes in August compared to the same month of last year, according to figures released by Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG). In August, the Chinese port of Shanghai registered throughput of 3.46m teu, an increase of 4.5% compared to 3.31m teu recorded in the same month of 2016, data from SIPG showed. Last month’s volumes were relatively stable compared to 3.44m teu seen in July this year. In the first eight months of 2017, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 25.5m teu, representing a hike of 4.2% compared to 24.47m teu handled in the previous corresponding period.
China’s Shanghai port has handled higher container volumes in June compared to the year-ago period, according to figures released by Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG). Last month, the world’s busiest port moved 3.4m teu of containers, an increase of 8.3% compared to 3.14m teu recorded in June 2016, SIPG figures showed. On a month-on-month comparison, volumes were down by 4% from 3.54m teu in May this year. From January to June 2017, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 19.6m teu, a hike of 9.6% compared to 17.89m teu seen in the same period of last year.
China’s Shanghai port, the world’s busiest container port, has registered higher box volumes in May, according to statistics from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG). Last month the Chinese port handled throughput of 3.54m teu, representing a 14.6% increase compared to 3.09m teu recorded in the same period of 2016, SIPG data showed. Box volumes in May also rose by 7.9% compared to 3.28m teu seen in April this year. From January to May 2017, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 16.21m teu, up 9.9% compared to 14.75m teu in the previous corresponding period.