CHINESE ports have handled 276.4 million TEU from January to September of 2024, representing a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 7.6 per cent.

In October, the container throughput of Shanghai Port reached 4.15 million TEU, a YoY increase of 3.8 per cent. The port has handled an impressive 43.25 million TEU so far this year, according to London's Port Technology International.

The container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port was 3.31 million TEU this October, a YoY increase of 12.9 per cent.

In the first ten months of the year, the Port of Shenzhen had the largest margin of increase, having handled 27.7 million TEU, a YoY increase of 14.9 per cent, while the Port of Xiamen was the only port to record a deficit having recorded a YoY decrease of 4.0 per cent, handling 7.4 million TEU.