CHINA's total port throughput exceeded four billion tons in 2004, according to statistics from the Ministry of Communications.
Expansion of the mainland's port and container shipping facilities drove up throughput by 120 million tons last year as the ministry reported that the collective throughput of Chinese ports was up 21.3 per cent over 2003.
The mainland's most productive port, Shanghai, handled 380 million tons of cargo, including 14.5 million TEU, while throughput at the ports of Ningbo, Guangzhou and Tianjin all exceeded 200 million tons.
Over CNY30 billion (US$3.62 billion) was invested in waterway construction in China during 2004. Major projects included the Shanghai International Shipping Centre and port construction at Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin and Guangzhou.
Asian Shipper News – 12 January 2005
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