Ningbo container throughput hits historic high in May

Ningbo Port’s container throughput in May reached 1.46 million TEUs, surpassing the mark of 1.40 million TEUs for the first time, an increase of 12.3 percent over the same period last year, and setting the new historical high of monthly record, reported Contify.com.

In May, Ningbo Port made great efforts in developing new shipping routes and succeeded in opening seven new container routes. By the end of May, there had been 233 container routes, including 118 ocean routes, which account for 50.64 percent of the total number. It strengthened strategic cooperation with shipping companies to attract them to develop new transit paths centred on Ningbo Port.

The port also focus on the development of water transit operation, resulting in a container throughput of 299,000 TEUs, up by 30 percent over the same period last year.