Ningbo-Zhoushan port sets world record with billion tonnes in 2017

Release time： 2018-07-03 Browsing：1225次

SHANGHAI has sealed its position as the world's top port in terms of overall cargo volumes, after Ningbo-Zhoushan port to the south of Shanghai became the first port globally to handle 1 billion tonnes in one year.

Since their merger a decade ago the deepwater ports of Ningbo and Zhoushan in China's Zhejiang province have seen their traffic grow steadily on all cargo fronts, and expect overall throughput growth to be in the double digits in 2017, reported Singapore's Splash 24/7.

The port's container throughput has risen from 500,000 TEU 17 years ago to 20 million TEU annually.

The port has set a target of handling 1.25 billion tons of cargo by 2022.