MAJOR Chinese ports posted a 5.8 per cent increase in container volume handled in 2014 to 202 million TEU in 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Transport, reports IHS Maritime 360.
Back in 1998, container throughput of Chinese ports was 10 million TEU. That soared to 50 million TEU in 2004, surging on to 100 million TEU in 2007.
In 2010, Shanghai overtook Singapore as the world's busiest port, as consumer demand and manufacturing in China grew.
By the end of 2014, China had navigable rivers spanning 126,300 kilometres and its ports operated 31,705 berths. Last year, the country invested CNY2.52 trillion (US$405.8 billion) in its railways, highways and waterways.
Having handled 12.45 billion tonnes of cargo in 2014, China's big ports handled 2.7 billion tonnes cargo in the first quarter, up 2.2 per cent year on year, 1.9 billion tonnes of which were handled by coastal ports while the rest were handled by river ports.
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06 May 2015 - 21:21
China ports post 5.8pc box volume hike to 202 million TEU in 2014
MAJOR Chinese ports posted a 5.8 per cent increase in container volume handled in 2014 to 202 million TEU in 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Transport, reports IHS Maritime 360.
PORTS
06 May 2015 - 21:21
China ports post 5.8pc box volume hike to 202 million TEU in 2014
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