Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Terminal in China recorded the highest container volume in the country for the year 2007.
The annual container throughput reached 15.6 million TEUs, accounting for 60 percent of Shanghai Port's total and the terminal handled 17,818 container carriers in the year.
After the commencement of the Shanghai Yangshan Port, Waigaoqiao handles mainly carriers serving shorter hauls, to nearby areas like Japan and Southeast Asia. The diversion makes Yangshan the port handle carriers for long hauls, like Europe, Australia and the Americas.
The annual container throughput reached 15.6 million TEUs, accounting for 60 percent of Shanghai Port's total and the terminal handled 17,818 container carriers in the year.
After the commencement of the Shanghai Yangshan Port, Waigaoqiao handles mainly carriers serving shorter hauls, to nearby areas like Japan and Southeast Asia. The diversion makes Yangshan the port handle carriers for long hauls, like Europe, Australia and the Americas.