Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 9.1% to 11.94 mln TEUs in 7M’15

In January-July 2015, port Hong Kong (China) handled 11.94 mln TEUs (-9.1%, year-on-year). According to the port authority, throughput of the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing fell by 11.3% to 9.33 mln TEUs, other terminals handled 2.6 mln t (-0.2%).

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.