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Shanghai moves higher box volumes in March
Shanghai port, the world's busiest container port, registered an increase in container throughput in March, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co (SIPG).
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The Chinese port handled 2.96m teu of box volumes in March, an improvement of 3.1% over 2.88m teu recorded in the same period of 2013, data from SIPG showed.
Last month's throughput also shot up 34.3% from 2.21m teu recorded in February this year.
In the first three months of this year, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 8.16m teu, up 4.5% compared to 7.81m teu seen in the corresponding period of 2013.
In 2013, Shanghai retained its title as the world's busiest container port with a throughput of 33.62m teu.
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