The container throughput of Shanghai Port surpassed 47 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2021, ranking first globally for 12 consecutive years.
Despite the COVID-19 challenges, the port handled 32 million TEUs in foreign trade and 6.3 million TEUs in domestic trade, during 2021.
What is more, according to Xinhua news agency, the throughput of international transit containers at the port exceeded 6 million TEUs for the first time, marking a year-on-year increase of 13.4%.
What is more, technological support like automatic terminals and intelligent heavy trucks has played a vital role in achieving the growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In fact, the port is moving forward with its digital transformation and production mode transformation, in order to improve the operation potential and ensure the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.
In similar news, despite the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal in March 2021, the canal achieved the highest annual revenue in its history, amounting to 6.3 billion dollars, while also experiencing a 10% increase in traffic.
