China port cargo grows 3.9% in seven months
China's large ports handled 3.9 billion tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of this year, up 3.9 percent year-on-year, Asia Pulse reported.
In the January to July period, large coastal ports recorded a throughput of 2.7 billion tonnes, and inland ports, 1.2 billion tonnes, respectively up 3.5 percent and 5.1 percent year-on-year.
In terms of cargo categories, foreign trade cargo throughput edged up 1.9 percent year-on-year to 1.2 billion tonnes, including 1.1 billion tonnes in coastal ports and 105.8 million tonnes in inland ports, respectively grown year-on-year by 1.1 percent and 12 percent.
Slackened by the global financial crisis however, container throughput decreased 9.9 percent to 66.73 million TEUs. This included 60.2 million TEUs in coastal ports and 6.52 million TEU in inland ports, down year on year by 9.6 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively.
Along with the recovered macro-economy, container throughput business began catching back up. In July, large ports' container throughput amounted to 10.56 million TEUs, down 3.8 per cent year-on-year, the shortest drop to have been seen in 2009.
In the January to July period, large coastal ports recorded a throughput of 2.7 billion tonnes, and inland ports, 1.2 billion tonnes, respectively up 3.5 percent and 5.1 percent year-on-year.
In terms of cargo categories, foreign trade cargo throughput edged up 1.9 percent year-on-year to 1.2 billion tonnes, including 1.1 billion tonnes in coastal ports and 105.8 million tonnes in inland ports, respectively grown year-on-year by 1.1 percent and 12 percent.
Slackened by the global financial crisis however, container throughput decreased 9.9 percent to 66.73 million TEUs. This included 60.2 million TEUs in coastal ports and 6.52 million TEU in inland ports, down year on year by 9.6 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively.
Along with the recovered macro-economy, container throughput business began catching back up. In July, large ports' container throughput amounted to 10.56 million TEUs, down 3.8 per cent year-on-year, the shortest drop to have been seen in 2009.