Qingdao's 9-month container throughput rises 11pc to 10.8 million TEU

FROM January to September, eastern China's port of Qingdao recorded a container throughput of 10.88 million TEU, up 11 per cent year on year, Xinhua reports.

In the same period, the port's overall tonnage increased 8.6 per cent to 308 million tonnes.

The port is aiming at a container throughput of 14.5 million TEU and 400 million tonnes over all by the end of the year.

Qingdao has signed cooperation agreements with some of the world's top 500 enterprises and China's top 50 this year, such as Royal Vopak, China Merchants and Cosco Pacific. This will help to further boost the port's business.