Port of Jiangyin box volume soars 188pc to 169,000 TEU

FROM January to July, container cargo handled by the eastern Chinese port of Jiangyin soared 188.7 per cent over the same period in 2006 to an all-time-high volume of 169,100 TEUs, Xinhua reports.

The port's total cargo volume also set a new record by rising 22.9 per cent to 41.82 million tons.

The report said the surge was a result of the port of Jiangyin's expanded capacity. Since the beginning of this year, the port has built seven berths bringing an extra capacity of over 3 million tons and has launched container shipping service to Korea and Japan. The port now has 27 berths and 28 shipping lines in operation.