Shanghai Container Volumes Rises in April
The Chinese port of Shanghai has registered higher container throughput in April compared to the year-ago volume, according to statistics from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG).
According to MANA, Shanghai, the world’s busiest container port, recorded throughput of 3.28m teu in April, representing an increase of 4.9% from 3.12m teu in April 2016, data from SIPG showed.
Last month’s volume, however, dropped by 4.6% compared to 3.43m teu seen in March this year.
From January to April 2017, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 12.67m teu, an increase of 8.7% from 11.66m teu in the same period of last year.