HK 2010 up 11.8pc to 23.5m TEU, Singapore up 10pc to 28.4m TEU

Time:2011-01-19 Browse:37 Author:RISINGSUN

FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department show the port handled 23.5 million TEU in 2010, an increase of 11.8 per cent from 21 million in 2009. December`s figures showed a six per cent increase to 1.9 million TEU from the same month the previous year.

Singapore`s Maritime and Port Authority reported a 10 per cent increase in container movement in 2010, having handled 28.4 million TEU compared to 25.9 million TEU in 2009. December container volume expected a year-on-year increase of 4 per cent to 2.4 million TEU.