Shanghai's container handling capacity is getting back on track

Following the progressive production resumption of manufacturers and logistics service providers, the daily container handling capacity of Shanghai port is around 107,500 teu, returning to 95% of normal level.

The daily container throughput for ports in Yangtze River delta region is 254,700 teu, an increase of 1.2% year-on-year.

Shanghai port is providing full support to stabilise the port operation amid and post-pandemic and will devote every effort to ensure Shanghai’s position as the world’s busiest container port, said Gu Jinshan, chairman of Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG).

To maintaining the 24-hour operations of Shanghai port during the lockdown over 20,000 staff were under the close-loop management starting from mid-March, meaning the both lived and worked at the port, effectively helping the port to run normally.

In the first four months, Shanghai port posted a container volume of 15.35m teu, an increase of 1.9%, holding the position as the busiest container port worldwide.

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