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Singapore container port handles more boxes in March

Singapore container port handles more boxes in March
Singapore's container port has handled higher box volumes in March both on a year-on-year and month-on-month basis, according to data from Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Singapore moved 2.83m teu of throughput in March, a rise of 7.2% over 2.64m teu handled in March 2013, MPA data showed.

The port also registered a 17.4% jump in volumes compared to 2.41m teu of throughput in February this year.

In the first three months of 2014, Singapore recorded a total throughput of 7.93m teu, an increase of 3.9% compared to the same period of last year.

Singapore is the world's second busiest container port with an annual throughput of 32.58m teu in 2013.