Hong Kong slipped from second to third place behind Singapore and Shanghai among world container ports by volume based on throughput figures for the first four months of 2007.
Singapore maintained its lead with a four-month throughput of 8.8 million TEU, up 14 per cent year on year. This was followed by Shanghai's 8.08 million TEU, up 26.8 per cent, which was followed by Hong Kong's 7.4 million TEU, a barely perceptible gain of 0.4 per cent over the same period.
Singapore's April throughput amounted to 2.2 million TEU up 13.4 per cent while Hong Kong experienced a 1.9 million throughput, an increase 1.6 per cent. Shanghai did not provide monthly figures.
Singapore maintained its lead with a four-month throughput of 8.8 million TEU, up 14 per cent year on year. This was followed by Shanghai's 8.08 million TEU, up 26.8 per cent, which was followed by Hong Kong's 7.4 million TEU, a barely perceptible gain of 0.4 per cent over the same period.
Singapore's April throughput amounted to 2.2 million TEU up 13.4 per cent while Hong Kong experienced a 1.9 million throughput, an increase 1.6 per cent. Shanghai did not provide monthly figures.