The first port in the West Economic Zone and the 18th worldwide in container throughput
Cargo traffic at the Port of Xiamen is expected to hit 200 million tons by 2015, including about 10 million TEUs (1 TEU = approx. 20ft).
The port is the first one in the West Taiwan Straits Economic Zone to register an annual cargo volume in excess of 100 million tons.
Last year, the port ranked 17nth nationwide and 18th worldwide in terms of container throughput.
Source: China Daily