Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 8.5% to 14.1 mln TEUs in 9M’16

In January-September 2016, port Hong Kong (China) handled 14.1 mln TEUs (+8.5%, year-on-year). According to the port authority, the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing handled 11.1 mln TEUs (-6.4%), other terminals handled 2.99 mln t TEUs (-15.6%).

Port Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest ports. It is capable of handling 456,000 vessels per year. In 2015, the port’s container throughput hit 20.11 mln TEUs.