HK falls 2.8pc in March to 1.58 million TEU as S'pore, Shanghai rise

HONG KONG's Kwai Tsing terminals' volume fell 1.6 per cent year on year in March to 1.23 million TEU while midstream operators handled 350,000 TEU, down seven per cent. The cumulative total of containers handled at Hong Kong during the first quarter of 2019 was 4.41 million TEU, down 9.7 per cent year on year.

Meanwhile, Singapore and Shanghai enjoyed growth in March with Singapore posting 3.16 million TEU, up 3.6 per cent with quarterly volumes rising to 8.9 million TEU while Shanghai increased March throughput 12.4 per cent to 3.81 million TEU and sent quarterly volume up seven per cent to 10.42 million TEU.

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