SHANGHAI officials are hailing a new record throughput for the port in January 2025 while saying that the ports are a 'barometer' of foreign trade.
It comes after a record volume at the port in 2024 and is the fourth monthly volume record set in the past 40 months as shanghai continues to be the world's busiest container port, reports The Maritime Executive, Fort Lauderdale.
The Shanghai International Port Group (SIP Group) reported on February 5 that the container port complex exceeded a monthly throughput of more than 5 million TEU - the first time the port has handled more than 5 million boxes in a month.
The previous monthly record was set last July (2024) when the port complex exceeded 4.8 million TEU, with prior records in January 2022 and August 2021.
The port complex set an all-time single-day high handling 172,080 TEU during the day and night on July 21, 2024.
Port officials called it an auspicious start for the new year following on a record-setting level in 2024.
Last year, the port had a throughput of 51.5 million TEU. It was the fifteenth year in a row that Shanghai had the highest container port throughput and is only rivalled by other Chinese port complexes as well as Singapore which exceeded 40 million TEU in 2024, making it the largest container port outside China.
'The performance of Shanghai Port in the first month of the new year reflects the active foreign trade and strong resilience of the country's economy,' SIP Group said in its announcement.
'Looking ahead, Shanghai Port will continue to make efforts in digitalisation, intelligence, and greening, continuously improve port operation efficiency and service quality.'
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It comes after a record volume at the port in 2024 and is the fourth monthly volume record set in the past 40 months as shanghai continues to be the world's busiest container port, reports The Maritime Executive, Fort Lauderdale.
The Shanghai International Port Group (SIP Group) reported on February 5 that the container port complex exceeded a monthly throughput of more than 5 million TEU - the first time the port has handled more than 5 million boxes in a month.
The previous monthly record was set last July (2024) when the port complex exceeded 4.8 million TEU, with prior records in January 2022 and August 2021.
The port complex set an all-time single-day high handling 172,080 TEU during the day and night on July 21, 2024.
Port officials called it an auspicious start for the new year following on a record-setting level in 2024.
Last year, the port had a throughput of 51.5 million TEU. It was the fifteenth year in a row that Shanghai had the highest container port throughput and is only rivalled by other Chinese port complexes as well as Singapore which exceeded 40 million TEU in 2024, making it the largest container port outside China.
'The performance of Shanghai Port in the first month of the new year reflects the active foreign trade and strong resilience of the country's economy,' SIP Group said in its announcement.
'Looking ahead, Shanghai Port will continue to make efforts in digitalisation, intelligence, and greening, continuously improve port operation efficiency and service quality.'
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