Qingdao Port, the second-largest foreign trade port in China, saw its foreign trade cargo throughput rose 21% year on year to 128.87 million metric tons in the first half of this year, said Chairman and President Chang Dechuan.
The port's total throughput, comprising domestic and foreign trade, climbed 8.7% year on year to 170.48 million metric tons.
The port's container throughput was 5.66 million twenty-foot equivalent units in the first six months of this year, up11.5% from the corresponding period of 2009.
The rise in cargo throughput is a result of a series of technological innovations and a low-carbon drive, said Chang.
In the first half of this year, Qingdao Port spent of total of RMB 270 million on purchase of environmentally-friendly equipment, and rebuilding and construction of port facilities.
The port's total throughput, comprising domestic and foreign trade, climbed 8.7% year on year to 170.48 million metric tons.
The port's container throughput was 5.66 million twenty-foot equivalent units in the first six months of this year, up11.5% from the corresponding period of 2009.
The rise in cargo throughput is a result of a series of technological innovations and a low-carbon drive, said Chang.
In the first half of this year, Qingdao Port spent of total of RMB 270 million on purchase of environmentally-friendly equipment, and rebuilding and construction of port facilities.