XIAMEN, the largest port in southeast China's Fujian province across the straits from Taiwan, saw its container throughput climb 10.5 per cent year on year to 630,000 TEU in July.

Domestic cargo grew 21.5 per cent to 140,000 TEU, according to Xinhua. In the same month, the port's throughput grew 13.7 per cent to 15.39 million tonnes. 49.11 million tonnes were foreign trade cargo, up 7.4 per cent.

The report said Xiamen has successfully reversed the slow down in container growth, thanks to its effort in attracting domestic trade cargo in a time when foreign trade market is gloomy.

 

source:shipping gazette