Zhangjiagang terminal, part of the Suzhou port, reported a 29.7 per cent increase of throughput in April to 13.57m tons, up nearly 21 per cent over March. Throughput during the first four months exceeded 44m tons, up 3.4 per cent over the same period last year. Foreign trade-related throughput hit 13.67m tons, representing a year-on-year growth of 32.9 per cent.

The five major types of cargo handled by the terminal continued to grow in the first four months, with iron ore at 14.61m tons, iron and steel products at 6.8m tons, chemicals at 3.7m tons, timber at 1.64m tons and grain at 1.51m tons. They accounted for 60 per cent of the total throughput. Chemicals recorded the largest sector increase, rising 35.5 per cent over the same period last year.

Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang all fall under the administrative umbrella of Suzhou port.