PORTS in southeast China's coastal province Fujian lifted a total of 7.87 million TEU of containers from January to October, 10.6 per cent more than in the same period in 2010.
According to Xinhua's report, port of Xiamen recorded a container throughput of 5.23 million TEU, up 9.7 per cent year on year. Port of Fuzhou handled 1.36 million TEU, up 11.4 per cent. Port of Meizhou Bay's box volume increased 13.5 per cent to 1.29 million TEU.
In the same period, Fujian ports' throughput amounted to 308 million tonnes, up 15.6 per cent. Xiamen handled 130 million tonnes, up 14.8 per cent. Fuzhou handled 82.97 million tonnes, up 14.8 per cent. Meizhou Bay handled 94.7 million tonnes, up 12.6 per cent.
