HK box volume down 6.8pc in June to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore rises 9.2pc

FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department show the port handled 1.9 million TEU in June, a year on year decrease of 6.8 per cent over the two million TEU in June of last year.

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority reported a 9.2 per cent increase in container movement in June, having handled 2.7 million TEU compared to 2.5 million TEU in June last year.