As of September, the capacity of China’s maritime fleet has surged to 430 million deadweight tonnes, representing 18.7 percent of the world’s total, according to a press conference held on Tuesday in Shanghai.
From January to August this year, China’s ports have handled over 11.5 billion tonnes of cargo, marking a 3.7 percent increase year on year. The container throughput reached 220 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year.
During this period, the volume of China’s rail-water intermodal transport through ports achieved 7.78 million TEUs, an impressive 17.7 percent increase year on year, as reported at the press conference for the upcoming 2024 North Bund Forum, an international shipping conference.
“Forty-nine automated port terminals have been constructed nationwide, maintaining our global leadership position,” said Gao Haiyun, an official from the water transport bureau under the Ministry of Transport, during the press conference.
Shanghai is accelerating its development as an international shipping hub. In the first three quarters of this year, the Port of Shanghai alone handled over 39 million TEUs, an 8 percent increase year on year.
Scheduled for October 22 to 24 in Shanghai, the 2024 North Bund Forum is co-hosted by the Ministry of Transport and the Shanghai municipal government. This year’s event is expected to focus on the digital, intelligent, and green development of global shipping services.
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