DURING the first three months of the year, ports in southern China's island province of Hainan posted a cargo flow of 23.94 million tonnes, 24.2 per cent, or 4.67 million tonnes, more than in the same period a year ago.

Foreign trade cargo movement totalled to 3.93 million tonnes, took up 16.4 per cent of the total, increasing 11.7 per cent year on year. The growth is 4.7 percentage points faster, according to Xinhua. Domestic trade cargo movement amounted to 20.02 million tonnes, representing 83.6 per cent of the total, up 27 per cent year on year. The growth is 12.7 percentage points faster.