Shenzhen announces results for eight months

Shenzhen port's container throughput fell 19.9 per cent year on year to 11.39 million TEU in the first eight months, while overall cargo volume dropped 15.4 per cent to 122.4 million tonnes, reports Xinhua.

But the city's urban freight volume grew 10.8 per cent to 136.7 million tonnes in the same period. Cargo turnover slid 0.6 per cent to 68.5 billion tonnes per kilometre.
The city's airport mail cargo declined 7.5 per cent to 373,400 tonnes while its airport passenger volume grew 13.3 per cent to 16 million in the first eight months. Mail throughput saw a great increase in August after a marginal rebound happened in July, indicating the city's air freight sector is rising again.

In August, Shenzhen airport registered 17,300 flight departures and arrivals with a 12.3 per cent hike year on year, transporting 121 passengers (up 23.7 per cent) and 53,400 tonnes of mails (up 11.5 per cent). Its mail volume ended consecutive decreases over the past 13 months by undergoing a light one per cent hike to 51,900 tons in July.

Source: Transportweekly