Container throughput at Shanghai port increased 14.3 per cent year-on-year in September to 2.54m TEU, according to the Shanghai Custom Inspection Department. Yangshan deepwater terminal experienced a growth rate of 23 per cent to 888,600 TEU, with Waigaoqiao posting a 10.2 per cent increase to 1.29m TEU.

The port’s container throughput totalled 21.6m TEU in the first nine months of this year, 356,000 TEU more than that of Singapore port.

Meanwhile, cargo traffic at Shanghai’s two main airports, Pudong and Hongqiao, rose 18.2 per cent year-on-year in September to 276,300 tons, said Shanghai Airport Authority. Passenger traffic increased 36 per cent to 3.72m.