GUANGZHOU Port Group recorded a container throughput of 1.07 million TEU in April, 2.2 per cent more than in its monthly target. Its throughput tonnage also surpass target by 1.5 per cent, amounting to 27.41 million tonnes, Xinhua reports.

During the first four months, the group's container throughput climbed 17.8 per cent to 3.85 million tonnes. Throughput tonnage grew 13.9 per cent to 101 billion tonnes.

In April, Guangzhou Port Group's container "shuttle bus" service to hinterland regions moved 45,000 TEU, a robust increase of 60.7 per cent over the same month in 2011.

During this period, the port's railway distributed cargo volume grew to a new high of 920,000 tonnes.