Shanghai port’s container throughput increased 7 per cent to 28m teu in 2008, maintaining its number two world ranking behind Singapore. Waigaoqiao handled 15m teu last year, accounting for more than half of the municipal total.
Yangshan deepwater terminal recorded 8.2m teu; last month the last phase of its northern section was completed and became fully operational, adding 2.2m teu to its annual capacity. In 2007, Shanghai’s container throughput stood at 26.1m teu.