Cosco Shipping Ports Limited handled 61.3 million TEU in H1 2026, marking an 8.2% year-on-year increase, driven by overseas terminal growth.
Cosco Shipping Ports Limited handled 61.3 million TEU in the first half of 2026, an increase of 8.2 per cent year on year, reported London's Port Technology International.
June throughput reached 10.58 million TEU, up 6 per cent from a year earlier. Second-quarter volumes totalled 31.61 million TEU, rising 7.4 per cent. The figures exclude Qingdao Port International and Container Terminal Tollerort, which do not publish monthly data.
Overseas terminals led growth, with throughput climbing 18.4 per cent to 20.5 million TEU. CSP Chancay Terminal in Peru surged 68.2 per cent to 201,800 TEU, while Suez Canal Container Terminal rose 22.9 per cent to 3.04 million TEU.
In China, Pearl River Delta terminals handled 15.58 million TEU, up 6.5 per cent, with Yantian International Container Terminals contributing 8.35 million TEU, a 10 per cent increase. Yangtze River Delta throughput grew 3.6 per cent to 8.68 million TEU, while Bohai Rim terminals rose 5.2 per cent to 9.26 million TEU.
Performance weakened in some regions. Beibu Gulf Port Co on the Southwest Coast fell 4 per cent to 4.57 million TEU. Dalian Dagang Container Terminal dropped 87.9 per cent to about 1,100 TEU. CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal declined 44.3 per cent to 443,000 TEU, while Reefer Terminal SpA in Italy fell 23.3 per cent to 20,100 TEU.
The figures show overseas terminals expanded faster than those in China during the first half of 2026, though results varied widely across the portfolio.