Shenzhen volume up 23pc, remains world's fourth busiest container port

SHENZHEN, one of China's busiest ports, saw its container throughput in 2010 hit a record high of 22.51 million TEU, a 23.34 per cent increase over 2009, according to the Transport Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, Xinhua reports.


The 770,000 TEU increase was the highest on record and marks the eighth straight year as the world's fourth busiest port.


In 2010, some 24,353 international container lines operated at the port, and its overseas container throughput accounted for 75 per cent of the total.


As of the end of 2010, Shenzhen Port offered 230 international container routes, 46 more than in 2009, offering services to more than 300 ports in over 100 countries and regions.


Shenzhen Port expected that it will achieve the annual target of 230 million tonnes in cargo throughput and 23.5 million TEU in container throughput this year.
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