CHINA China's busiest port hits record 1.2 bln tonnes of cargo throughput

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China's busiest port hits record 1.2 bln tonnes of cargo throughput

Xinhua

17:03, January 14, 2022

NINGBO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The annual cargo throughput of China's busiest port, the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in the eastern province of Zhejiang, reached a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes in 2021, up 4.4 percent year on year, the provincial port and navigation management center said Friday.

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The port has held the world's highest cargo throughput record for 13 consecutive years, while its container throughput surpassed 31 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2021, ranking third globally, an 8.2 percent year-on-year increase.

By the end of 2021, the sea routes of the port totaled 287, with an increase of 27 routes from the end of 2020.

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