Hong Kong port down 9.5pc in July to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore down 7.8pc

Time:2015-08-19 Browse:60 Author:RISINGSUN
FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department show the port handled 1.7 million TEU in July, representing a year-on-year decrease of 9.5 per cent from 1.93 million TEU in July last year.

Singapore`s Maritime and Port Authority reported a 13.2pc decrease in container movement in July, having handled 2.6 million TEU compared to 2.9 million TEU in July last year.

Shanghai, the world`s busiest box port, posted a 1.7 per cent year-on-year increase in container throughput in July to 3.12 million TEU, according to data from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG). 

Last month`s volumes also rose 1.3 per cent compared to 3.08 million TEU posted in June. In the first seven months of 2015, Shanghai port registered a total throughput of 21.14 million TEU, up four per cent compared to 20.33 million.