Throughput of seaports rose by 7.3%
In January-June 2023, sea and river ports of China increased their cargo throughput by 8%, year-on-year, to 8.19 billion tonnes, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said. In the reported period, throughput of Chinese seaports grew by 7.3%, year-on-year, to 5.33 billion tonnes.
The volume of freight handled in June rose by 8.5% to 1.44 billion tonnes, the volume of freight handled by seaports rose by 7.9% to 931 million tonnes.
In 2022, sea and river ports of China increased their cargo throughput by 0.9%, year-on-year, to 15.68 billion tonnes.