Shandong provincial port volume up 22pc, boxes rise 8.8pc

PORTS in east China's Shandong province posted a robust growth in the first quarter, reports Xinhua.

Growth was driven by foreign trade in ore, coal, steel, oil and petroleum products. The province's coastal ports moved 201 million tonnes of cargo, up a 22 per cent year on year, while river ports handled 13.4 million tonnes, a 64.8 per cent increase.

Provincial coastal port throughput grew 8.8 per cent to 3.39 million TEU, or 125.4 million tonnes, up 33.3 per cent. Shandong's three largest ports including Qingdao, Rizhao and Yantai handled 178 million tonnes of cargo, accounting for 88.4 per cent of the total.

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