According to Shanghai International Port Group figures reported by the Yangtze River Administration, Shanghai recorded a throughput of 2.56m TEU in May, up 22.6 per cent over the same period last year. It was the single largest monthly throughput total since records began. During the same month, SIPG reported a 15.4 per cent increase in throughput for general cargo to 37.84m tons.

For the first five months, Shanghai recorded an 18.1 per cent growth in container throughput to 11.42m TEU and a 26.6 per cent increase in throughput of general cargo to 175m tons.

Shanghai is the largest port in the world in terms of throughput for general cargo and the second largest in terms of container throughput, behind Singapore. SIPG is the largest investor in the Yangtze ports.