JAPAN's largest container port, Port of Tokyo, handled 407,761 TEU in December 2014, comprising 363,191 TEU in foreign trade, a decrease of 6.7 per cent year on year, and 44,570 TEU in domestic trade, up 3.9 per cent.
The port's overall cargo traffic dropped marginally by 0.4 per cent in December compared to the same month in 2013 to 7.326 million tonnes, according to preliminary figures from the Tokyo metropolitan government.
Of the 7.326 million tonnes, 3.991 million tonnes came from foreign trade, down 3.4 per cent, while the remaining 3.334 million tonnes came from domestic trade, up 3.4 per cent year on year, reported IHS Maritime 360.
Exports were up 2.5 per cent to 1.13 million tonnes of cargo, while imports fell by 5.5 per cent year on year in December to 2.861 million tonnes.
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02 April 2015 - 17:45
Tokyo port's container traffic shows decline in foreign trade
JAPAN's largest container port, Port of Tokyo, handled 407,761 TEU in December 2014, comprising 363,191 TEU in foreign trade, a decrease of 6.7 per cent year on year, and 44,570 TEU in domestic trade, up 3.9 per cent.
PORTS
02 April 2015 - 17:45
Tokyo port's container traffic shows decline in foreign trade
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