Shanghai records 8.5% higher box volumes in September

The Chinese port of Shanghai moved 8.5% more containers in September over the same period last year, but throughput dipped month-on-month, Seatrade Asia reports.

The world's largest container port registered 2.76m teu of container traffic last month, up from 2.54m teu in September 2010, according to statistics from Shanghai International Port (Group).

Container volumes, however, declined 1.8% compared to 2.81m teu recorded in August.
In the first eight months of this year, Shanghai handled 23.76m teu of containers, up from 21.64m teu in the corresponding period of 2010.