Shanghai container volume up 3.4% in May

6/13/2013 10:22:37 AM

Container volume at Shanghai Port rose 3.4 percent in May from a year earlier, down slightly from four percent growth in April, data issued by the port's operator showed, reported Reuters. Container throughput reached 2.94 million TEUs, up slightly from 2.83 million in April and compared with 2.84 million in May 2012. The numbers are watched by investors for clues on Shanghai overtook Singapore to be the world's busiest container port in 2010 and surpassed 30 million TEUs in 2011, a record high at the time. It has maintained pole position, finishing 2012 ahead of Singapore, which posted 31.6 million TEUs, according to data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.  Cargonews Asia

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