Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 6.1% to 1.82 mln TEUs in Jan’15

In January 2015, port Hong Kong (China) handled 1.82 mln TEUs (-6.1%, year-on-year). According to the port authority, throughput of the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing fell by 8.6% to 1.42 mln TEUs, other terminals handled 400,000 TEUs (+4.3%).

Port Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest ports. It is capable of handling 456,000 vessels per year. In 2014, the port’s container throughput hit 22.27 mln TEUs.