Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) up 3.5% to 1.73 mln TEUs in January 2017

In January 2017, port Hong Kong (China) handled 1.73 mln TEUs (+3.5%, year-on-year).

According to the port authority, the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing handled 1.33 mln TEUs (+3.6%), other terminals handled 400,000 TEUs (-2.8%).

Port Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest ports. It is capable of handling 456,000 vessels per year. In 2016, the port’s container throughput hit 19.58 mln TEUs.