Shanghai handles 32.5m teu in 2012
China's Shanghai port concluded 2012 with a slight improvement in annual container throughput over the previous year amid the severe slowdown in the global shipping market, Seatrade Asia online reports.
The Chinese port registered 32.53m teu of throughput last year, up 2.5% compared to 31.74m teu in 2011, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co.
The final tally for 2012 came after December saw 2.76m teu of throughput, an increase from 2.66m teu in the same month of 2011.
December volumes, however, dipped compared to 2.82m teu recorded in November, figures from SIPG showed.
