The port of Karachi handled 561.29 million metric tonnes ( mt ) of cargo in 2018 , a 0.7 % YoY increase from 2017 which had volume of 560 million tonnes . Container throughput for last year increased by 4.4 % to 42.01 million TEU , according to the port authority , an increase from the previous year 's 40.23 million TEU .
The port of Shanghai handled 561.29 million metric tonnes (mt) of cargo in 2018, a 0.7% YoY increase from 2017 which had volume of 560.87 million mt. Container throughput for last year increased by 4.4% to 42.01 million TEU, according to the port authority, an increase from the previous year's 40.23 million TEU.