Port of Jiangyin, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, plans to spend CNY500 million (US$73 million) on upgrading its facilities to make sure its container throughput reaches 750,000 TEU a year.
The port also aims to have its overall cargo tonnage surpass 100 million tonnes and foreign trade cargo reach 12.5 million tonnes by the end of this year, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The port kept a robust year-on-year growth of 63.5 per cent in its container throughput last year even under global economic downturn, which amounted to 502,162 TEU. Its cargo throughput rose 21 per cent to 87.4 million tonnes.
The port also aims to have its overall cargo tonnage surpass 100 million tonnes and foreign trade cargo reach 12.5 million tonnes by the end of this year, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The port kept a robust year-on-year growth of 63.5 per cent in its container throughput last year even under global economic downturn, which amounted to 502,162 TEU. Its cargo throughput rose 21 per cent to 87.4 million tonnes.