Shandong ports cargo volume rose 15.6 per cent year on year to 496 million tonnes in the first nine months. Ports include Qingdao, Rizhao and Yantai, which also moved 289 million tonnes of foreign-trade cargo, growing 13.2 per cent with Qingdao volume up 12.6 per cent to 225 million tonnes, Rizhao port up 14.6 per cent to 115 million tonnes and Yantai port up 20.1 per cent to 87.9 million tonnes.