Ningbo-Zhoushan port creeps up on Hong Kong - tops 20 million TEU in 2015

Time:2016-01-07 Browse:73 Author:RISINGSUN
THE port of Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China`s eastern Zhejiang province handled a record 20 million TEU last year, ranking it as the fifth busiest port worldwide after Shanghai, Singapore, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

The port discharged cargo carried by 118 major vessels from January to November, triple the number compared to the same period in 2014, according to vice president of Ningbo Port Company Limited, Chu Bin, reported Xinhua news agency.

The merged port complex has 236 container routes, including those offered by 119 ocean-going shipping lines, and is connected to 600 ports in 100 countries.