The ranking of world container port handling capacity of 2008 has been released to show that Ningbo-Zhoushan port has edged into the world top 10 with the capacity of 10.933 million TEU, jumping from the No 11 sport in 2007 to No 8 today, reports Logistics Week.
The port's world ranking rose to 11th place in 2007 from 67th in 2000 with an outstanding container volume growth of 36.7 per cent. In spite of facing the global economic slowdown in 2008, the port registered a 16 per cent increase in container movement to break the 10 million TEU mark.
According to World Container Port Capacity Ranking 2008, Guangzhou and Ningbo became global top 10 ports which also including Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Qingdao.