Shanghai port throughput continues to top the world

1/3/2008 10:17:02 AM

The cargo throughput of Shanghai port reached 560 million tonnes in 2007, ranking first in the world for the third straight year, the Shanghai Port and Shipping Bureau said. Cargo volume grew by 4.2 percent from 2006. The throughput of TEUs at Shanghai port increased by 20.4 percent to reach 26.15 million. The cargo throughput of Shanghai port reached 443 million tonnes in 2005, surpassing the Port of Singapore to become the largest in terms of cargo throughput. Shanghai port now has 42 TEU piers and routes to more than 300 ports worldwide. Municipal government authorities have been striving to build Shanghai port into an international shipping centre.   CargonewAsia

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