[310312.EN.SEA] 2011 Data Ranks Shanghai As World's Biggest Port At 33 Million TEU

ACCORDING to the analysis released by Shanghai port authority, Shanghai will continue to stay as the world's largest container port at 33 million TEU and for overall tonnage, Xinhua reports.

Last year, Shanghai lifted 31.74 million TEU, making the first port in the world to have a container throughput more than 30 million TEU.

The port's container through put dropped 3.3 per cent year on year to 2.62 million TEU in January, but increased 13.1 per cent to 2.19 million TEU in February.

It expects the situation to improve despite weak market conditions globally.

Source : SN – TR, 31.03.12.