China’s ports register rising cargo throughput in January

China’s ports recorded a robust growth of cargo throughput in January amid the country’s steady economic recovery, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

The ministry said that cargo throughput at ports climbed 17.4 per cent year on year to 1.29 billion tonnes in January.

In January, container handling volume at China’s ports amounted to 23.77 million twenty-foot equivalent units, up 13.2 per cent from a year ago.