Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) up 7.7% to 17.26 mln TEUs in 10M’17

In January-October 2017, port Hong Kong (China) handled 17.26 mln TEUs (+7.7%, year-on-year).

According to the port authority, the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing handled 13.53 mln TEUs (+8.9%), other terminals handled 3.72 mln TEUs (+3.8%).

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.