Cargo shipments up 10 percent at port

Business at the Port of Boston rose 10 percent between January and October compared to the same period last year, the Massachusetts Port Authority said yesterday. Massport said the increase can be traced to the June modernization of its Conley Container Terminal in South Boston, which allows it to handle increased retail shipments from Asia more quickly.

The terminal handled 1.4 million tons of cargo between January and October, compared to 1.3 million tons last year.

The $28 million terminal upgrade, which took two years to complete, allowed containers to be stacked higher and wider and added eight cranes and four machines to handle empty containers.

Source: New York Times