THE Port of Tokyo's April container foreign trade volume fell 11.9 per cent year on year to 355,272 TEU in foreign trade and 41,590 TEU in domestic trade, down 2.8 per cent, reports IHS Maritime 360.
Overall cargo volume fell five per cent in April year on year to 7.39 million tonnes, a reduction blamed on a decline in foreign trade, according to preliminary figures released by the Tokyo government.
Of the 7.39 million tonnes, 4.01 million came from foreign trade, down 9.5 per cent from a year earlier, The remaining 3.37 million tonnes came from domestic trade, up 0.9 per cent year on year.
In April's foreign trade, Tokyo exported 1.13 million tonnes of cargo, down 4.3 per cent, and imported 2.87 million tonnes, down 11.4 per cent.
In April, 465 ocean-going ships, including 424 containerships, entered Tokyo, down 2.7 per cent from a year earlier, while 1,717 domestic vessels entered the port, down 0.5 per cent.
PORTS
28 July 2015 - 04:43
Tokyo's April foreign trade box volume falls 11.9pc to 355,272 TEU
THE Port of Tokyo's April container foreign trade volume fell 11.9 per cent year on year to 355,272 TEU in foreign trade and 41,590 TEU in domestic trade, down 2.8 per cent, reports IHS Maritime 360.
PORTS
28 July 2015 - 04:43
Tokyo's April foreign trade box volume falls 11.9pc to 355,272 TEU
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