China's total freight volume increased 12.4 per cent to 13.12 billion tonnes in the first ten months of the year compared with the same period in 2003, Xinhua reported.
Of the total volume, the country's rail system carried 1.81 billion tonnes of freight, a year-on-year increase of 9.2 per cent. China's roads handled 9.85 billion tonnes of goods, 12.1 per cent more than in the same 10-month period last year.
The report said the country's shipping freight volume increased 18.7 per cent year-on-year to 1.45 billion tonnes, while the nation's air freight volume rose 28.7 per cent to 2.25 million tonnes from January to October this year compared to the same period in 2003.
The mainland's major ports registered a total throughput of 2.728 billion tonnes during the period, a growth of 26.5 per cent over 2003. The report pointed out that ocean ports handled 2.02 billion tonnes, up 24.3 per cent year-on-year; while river ports saw their throughput rise 33.4 per cent to 700.06 million tonnes.
Xinhua said container throughput in China during the same period continued to grow rapidly at 27.4 per cent to 49.29 million TEU. Of the total, the main ocean ports handled 46.33 million TEU, an year-on-year increase of 27.5 per cent; while major river ports moved 2.95 million TEU, up 30.9 per cent over the same 10-month period last year. |
