China recorded 20 ports each with a cargo throughput exceeding 100 million DWT in 2009, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT), Xinhua reported.

Four new ports joined the 100 million DWT throughput levels in 2009, located respectively in Jiangyin city in Jiangsu province, Xiameny in Fujian province, Zhanjiangy in Guangdong province and Huzhou in Zhejiang province.

The ports in Jiangyin and Huzhou are both inland river ports.

China had 12 100-million-DWT ports by the end of 2006. The number increased to 14 by the end of 2007 and 16 by the end of 2008.

In 2009, major ports in China handled 6.91 billion metric tonnes of cargo, up 8.2 percent year-on-year. Shanghaiy ranked the world’s top in cargo throughput, handling 590 million tonnes of goods.

Chinese ports are expected to handle 125 million TEUs of containers this year, up about two percent from last year. And the cargo throughput of large ports is projected to reach 7.9 billion DWT, up about 13 percent year on year.

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• Tianjin Port container throughput to 13 million TEUs by the year 2012 taken

    Tianjin has become one of the top five ports in the world in terms of cargo throughput with sea routes reaching 500 ports in 180 countries all over the world, Xinhua reported. Seventy percent of the cargo throughput and half of the exports and imports cargo volume come from other

• Tianjin Port was one of the worlds top 5

     Tianjin has become one of the top five ports in the world in terms of cargo throughput with sea routes reaching 500 ports in 180 countries all over the world, Xinhua reported. Seventy percent of the cargo throughput and half of the exports and imports cargo volume come from other

• China port cargo grow by 3.9% in seven months

    China’s large ports handled 3.9 billion tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of this year, up 3.9 percent year-on-year, Asia Pulse reported. In the January to July period, large coastal ports recorded a throughput of 2.7 billion tonnes, and inland ports, 1.2 billion tonnes, respectively up 3.5 percent and

• Shandong ports throughput exceeding 700 million tons in 2009

    It is reported that the year 2009 saw the business of ports grow on Shandong peninsula with port throughput reaching 730 million tonnes up by 12.3%YoY with 2008, 3% higher than the national average rate of increase in port business. Ore throughput hit 240 million tonnes in 2009 ranking No

• Shandong ports throughput exceeding 700 million t in 2009

    The year 2009 saw the business of ports grow on Shandong’s peninsula, with port throughput reaching 730 million tonnes, up 12.3 percent compared with 2008–3 percent higher than the national average rate of increase in port business. Ore throughput hit 240 million tons in 2009, ranking No. 1 in China.

• Cosco forecasts growth of 10% on the mainland throughput

     Cosco Pacific, the world’s fifth-largest port operator, predicted container throughput at mainland ports would increase five to 10 percent next year as the stimulus packages introduced by governments across the world continue to shore up the global economy, the South China Morning Post reported. Throughput at overseas terminals would grow

• Commodities boost China port recreation

    According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, the major ports’ throughput reached about 600 million tons. The throughput at China’s major coastal ports amounted to 500 million tons in July, up 12.9 percent from the same month last year, marking the first double-digit growth since last September. The throughput of foreign-trade

• Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo outperform Ports

     Business at mainland ports continued to improve last month with the Yangtze River Delta, especially Shanghaiy and Ningboy, faring better than Shenzhen in the Pearl River Delta, the South China Morning Post reported. For the first time this year, cargo throughput at Shanghai, the world’s busiest container terminal, increased 5.8

• Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo outperform Ports

     Business at mainland ports continued to improve last month with the Yangtze River Delta, especially Shanghaiy and Ningboy, faring better than Shenzhen in the Pearl River Delta, the South China Morning Post reported. For the first time this year, cargo throughput at Shanghai, the world’s busiest container terminal, increased 5.8

• Zhangjiagang port handles cargo volume aim

    ZHANGJIAGANG, a port city in Jiangsu province, has beaten its full-year cargo volume target following a surge in throughput in the first 11 months of this year, according to Zhangjiagang municipal government, writes Hui Ching-hoo.

• India Container case, 6 percent in the first half

     Container throughput at major ports in India fell 6.32 percent during the first half of fiscal 2009-10 ending Sept. 30, according to latest traffic figures released by the Indian Ports Association. While most gateway hubs are still reporting lower volumes compared to the previous fiscal year, the declines have slowed in

• Throughput of Temryuk and Kavkaz ports by 4.4% to 6.54 million tonnes Januar-Aug 09

    In January-August 2009, throughput of Temryuk and Kavkaz ports increased by 4.4% to 6.54 million tonnes, PortNews IAA learnt from the ports’ administration. According to the source, export accounts for 6.024 million tonnes of the total throughput (+13.5%). Import makes 428,580 tonnes (-40.63%, year-on-year). Export of general cargo totaled 533,630 tonnes, oil

• India port volume rose 6 percent

    Cargo volume at major ports in India surged 6 percent during the April-January period compared with a year earlier, amid strong indications that the recovery will accelerate in the coming months. Consolidated cargo throughput for the 10-month period was estimated at 463 million tons, up from 437 million tons in

• Throughput of Latvian ports up by 0.6% to 42.7 million tonnes Januar-Aug 09

    In January-August 2009, the ports of Latvia handled 42.70 mln t of cargo (+0.6%, year-on-year). The growth was driven by the port of Riga, the throughput of which increased by 3.5%, year-on-year, while the ports of Ventspils and Liepaja decreased their throughputs, The Baltic Course reports. In the reported period, transshipment

• China: Analysts expect the coming peak season for ports

     Analysts from Industrial Securities believe that China’s ports are on the path of continuous recovery. According to relevant statistics, the total throughput volume of China’s seaports remained at 408 million tonnes edging down by 0.8%MoM but rising by 9.9%YoY making it in positive growth for four consecutive months. In H1 of