In January this year, freight volumes handled at large ports in China totaled 1.141 billion mt, up 9.1 percent year on year, according to the latest data issued by China’s Ministry of Transportation (MOT). In particular, in January the foreign trade freight volume handled at large ports in China totaled 377.95 million mt, rising by 5.9 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, in the given period containers handled at large ports in China amounted to 22.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), increasing by 7.8 percent year on year.