The latest official statistics show that Yangtze shipping continued its robust upward trend in November. Throughput of general cargo rose 13.4 per cent over the previous month to 145m tons, while container throughput increased by 21.4 per cent to 1m TEU.

Between January and November, throughput of general cargo reached nearly 1.5bn tons, up 15.5 per cent year-on-year. Out of this total, 179m tons were for exports, up 16.1 per cent over the same period last year. Over the 11-month period, container throughput jumped 22.8 per cent to 10.12m TEU.