In July, total throughput of Chinese ports rose by 6.6%
In January-July 2023, sea and river ports of China increased their cargo throughput by 7.8%, year-on-year, to 9.62 billion tonnes, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said. In the reported period, throughput of Chinese seaports grew by 7%, year-on-year, to 6.24 billion tonnes.
The volume of freight handled in July rose by 6.6% to 1.42 billion tonnes, the volume of freight handled by seaports rose by 5.3% to 909 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.