The container volume included 59,500 TEU containers from the Taiwan trade, which was up 13.4 per cent.
Xiamen port saw its cargo throughput increased by 20.3 per cent to 12.64 million tons from January to February, including a foreign trade cargo volume of 7.38 million tons that rose 19.5 per cent.
In February alone, Xiamen port handled 312,600 TEU, 5.74 million tons of cargo and 3.51 million tons of foreign trade cargo, up 36.2 per cent, 33.2 per cent and 32.6 per cent respectively.