Shanghai Port is expected to handle 21 million 20-foot containers this year, three million more than last year, said Chen Xuyuan, president of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd. ?
Chen said Shanghai Port has grown rapidly and was visited by an average 2,173 container ships from more than 300 ports around the world each month from January to November this year. Chen forecasts that the port will handle 34 million containers by 2010. Shanghai Port handled 443 million tons of cargo last year, more than any other port in the world. Its container volume was the third in the world.
Chen said Shanghai Port has grown rapidly and was visited by an average 2,173 container ships from more than 300 ports around the world each month from January to November this year. Chen forecasts that the port will handle 34 million containers by 2010. Shanghai Port handled 443 million tons of cargo last year, more than any other port in the world. Its container volume was the third in the world.