Statistics from the Maritime Safety Authorities in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province show that between January and August this year, the number of international vessels entering and departing the city’s port exceeded 3,400, up 45 per cent over the same period last year.

Foreign trade-related throughput reached 10.94m tons, an increase of 56 per cent year-on-year. Driven by imported steel, metal ores and chemicals, the average monthly throughput related to foreign trade has exceeded 1.2m tons.