China's Guangzhou port eight-month throughput grows 16 percent
The Port of Guangzhou’s cargo traffic in the first seven months of the year rose 16 percent year-over-year, as the port complex benefited from Maersk Line using it as a gateway to South China, the Journal of Commerce reports.
The port handled 7.3 million 20-foot equivalent container units in the same period, boosted by 1 million TEUs in throughput last month.
Maersk pledged earlier this year to use the port’s Nansha terminal as its third gateway to South China, along with Yantian and Hong Kong. Nansha calls have since been added to a number of the carrier’s strings, mainly at the expense of Hong Kong.
Throughput at terminal between January and August rose by over 20 percent year-over-year to 5.5 million TEUs. The terminal is partly owned by Maersk sister company APM Terminals.
The port handled 7.3 million 20-foot equivalent container units in the same period, boosted by 1 million TEUs in throughput last month.
Maersk pledged earlier this year to use the port’s Nansha terminal as its third gateway to South China, along with Yantian and Hong Kong. Nansha calls have since been added to a number of the carrier’s strings, mainly at the expense of Hong Kong.
Throughput at terminal between January and August rose by over 20 percent year-over-year to 5.5 million TEUs. The terminal is partly owned by Maersk sister company APM Terminals.