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China-wide port container volume increases 5.3pc to 16.7 million TEU

CHINA's ports posted a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase in container throughput nationwide to 16.7 million TEU in April this year, but growth was 1.1 per cent slower than in March, reports Xinhua.

Seaport container volume in the same month rose 7.2 per cent year on year to 15.11 million TEU, while river ports handled 1.64 million TEU, down 9.2 per cent.

Aggregate cargo volume in April increased five per cent year on year to 948.37 million tonnes, 1.6 per cent slower than that in March. Seaports handled 658.96 million tonnes of shipments, up 7.5 per cent. River ports moved 289.4 million tonnes, almost the same as the last same period.

Foreign trade cargo volume of the ports in China maintained rapid growth of 9.2 per cent to 296.56 million tonnes in April, 4.4 percentage points higher than March. Seaports lifted 269.66 million tonnes, up 9.4 per cent. River ports handled 26.9 million tonnes, up 6.9 per cent.