Date: 7^th July 2005

Shenzhen container throughput up more than 30pc in H1

THE Port of Shenzhen recorded a 32.12 per cent rise in container throughput in the first half of the year, compared to last year, to 6.05 million TEU.

According to a report by Xinhua, the total amount of cargo handled by the port was 63.32 million tons, up 24.32 per cent compared with the same period last year, with foreign trade accounting for 41.30 million tons, up 39.55 per cent.

The report said that since March the monthly container throughput by Shenzhen Port exceeded 1 million TEU in the subsequent four months, setting a new record in June, when the port handled 1.139 million TEU. Xinhua also said that both the east and west port regions of Shenzhen Port have improved their facilities including berths, container yards and customs clearance operation, boosting their business.

Throughput for Yantian, Chiwan and Shekou reached 2.77 million TEU, 1.17 million TEU, and 1.01 million TEU respectively, representing an increase of 19.73 per cent, 63.7 per cent and 58.26 per cent over the same period last year