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Shanghai port volumes rise in May

Shanghai port volumes rise in May
China's Shanghai port, the world's busiest container port, handled higher volumes of containers in May, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG).

Last month's throughput was 2.94m teu, up 3.5% compared to 2.84m teu in the corresponding period of 2012, data from SIPG showed.

Shanghai also moved higher volumes in May compared to April's throughput of 2.83m teu.

In the first five months of 2013, Shanghai port recorded total throughput of 13.57m teu, an increase from 13.09m teu moved in the same period of last year.

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