Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) up 3.5% to 11.11 mln TEUs in HI’14

In January-June 2014, port Hong Kong (China) handled 11.11 mln TEUs (+3.5%).  According to the port authority, throughput of the port’s largest terminal  Kwai Tsing climbed by 8.5% to 8.5 mln TEUs, other terminals handled  2.15 mln TEUs (-13%).

Port Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest ports. It is capable of handling 456,000 vessels per year. In 2012, the port’s container throughput hit 22.25 mln TEUs.