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Hong Kong port volumes rise 5.6% in June

Hong Kong port volumes rise 5.6% in June
The Port of Hong Kong's container throughput rose 5.6% in June to 1.93m teu from 1.82m teu in the previous corresponding period.

However volumes fell from the 1.95m teu moved the month before.

Throughput at the main Kwai Tsing terminals rose 8.9% to 1.56m teu from 1.43m teu in June last year. However at the non-Kwai Tsing terminals volumes continued a downward trend, falling by 6.3% to 370,000 teu from 395,000 teu previously. The month-on-month figure was also lower compared to the 390,000 teu seen in May this year, while for the Kwai Tsing terminals, there was almost no change from the month before.