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Shanghai box throughput rises in July

Shanghai box throughput rises in July
Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, handled a higher number of boxes in July both year-on-year and month-on-month.

The Chinese port moved 2.98m teu of boxes in July, an increase from 2.84m teu posted in the same month of 2012.

Last month's throughput also improved from 2.76m teu recorded in June, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co.

In the first seven months of this year, Shanghai's throughput was 19.31m teu, up 3.2% compared to 18.71m teu in the corresponding period of last year.