Fujian September foreign container volume rises 5.8pc to 955,700 TEU

FUJIAN province coastal ports posted a 5.8 per cent year-on-year volume increase in foreign container movement to 955,700 TEU in September, setting a new monthly high, reports Xinhua.

Overall, the ports recorded a 12.5 per cent year-on-year increase in September cargo to 36.88 million tonnes. Domestic container movement was up 3.9 per cent to 366,900 TEU.

Xiamen port container volume increase 5.1 per cent to 648,500 TEU while Fuzhou throughput stood at 164,200 TEU, up 10.75 per cent.

Fujian province coastal ports posted a 9.6 per cent growth in container throughput to 7,703,700 TEU in the first nine months. Foreign trade container throughput amounted to 4,900,400 TEU, up 7.8 per cent and domestic container throughput came to 2,803,300 TEU, up 12.9 per cent.

In the first nine months, overall provincial coastal ports cargo grew 9.4 per cent growth to 302 million tonnes, topping 300 million tonnes one month earlier than last year. Foreign trade cargo throughput hit 122 million tonnes, growing 8.8 per cent and domestic trade cargo throughput was 181 million tonnes, 9.9 per cent.

Fujian coastal ports' ore and building materials throughput hit 67,508,300 tonnes, up 28.1 per cent in the first three quarters. Besides, throughput of cargo to and from Taiwan increased 3.1 per cent to 16,070,300 tonnes.