In 2021, the container throughput at China's seaports and inland ports amounted to approximately 249 million and 33 million TEUs, respectively.
TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit) and is an international standard unit for counting containers of various sizes and ISO for the description of the loading capacity of container ships and handling of container terminals.
China’s container seaports
As of 2022, China had seven of the world’s ten busiest container ports, namely the ports of Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, and Hong Kong. Shanghai Port is the largest container port in China and in the world, handling more than 47 million TEU of containers in 2022. It generated revenues of 4.7 billion U.S. dollars in that year.
China (Export) Container Freight Index (CCFI)
In 2021, the total value of the China (Export) Container Freight Index (CCFI) reached 3,347 points. In its 12 trade lanes, the CCFI with Europe for the year averaged 5,392 points. CCFI reflects the change in freight rates, using a baseline of 1,000 points as of January 1, 1998. It was first published by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on April 13, 1998.
Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022
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Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) is an international standard unit for counting ISO containers of various sizes and for describing the loading capacity of container ships and handling of container terminals.
Figures have been rounded.
Figures prior to 2022 were taken from previous publications.
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Ministry of Transport of China. (June 16, 2023). Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in million TEUs)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. (2023). Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in million TEUs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Container Handling at Inland and Sea Ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in Million Teus)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/
Ministry of Transport of China, Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in million TEUs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Container handling at inland and sea ports in China from 2008 to 2022 (in million TEUs) [Graph], Ministry of Transport of China, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239159/container-traffic-at-ports-in-china/