Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 11.9% to 1.63 million TEUs in Jan’2019

In January 2019, port Hong Kong (China) handled 1.63 million TEUs (-11.9%, year-on-year).

According to the port authority, the port’s largest terminal Kwai Tsing handled 1.29 million TEUs (-8.7%), other terminals handled 335,000 TEUs (-22.5%).

Port Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest ports. It is capable of handling 456,000 vessels per year. In 2018, the port’s container throughput hit 19.59 million TEUs.