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H1 cargo, container throughput up

In the first half of the year, cargo at China's ports reached 7.64 billion tons, up 13.2 percent year-on-year (and up nearly 14 percent from the same period in 2019) as the country strives to increase shipping space and container supply, according to the Ministry of Transport. Container throughput at ports rose 15 percent year-on-year to 140 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)(and up 8.8 percent from the same period in 2019).

Logistics first-half show better than 2019

China's logistics sector has maintained its recovery momentum and shown better performance in the first half of this year, compared with the pre-pandemic level of 2019, an industry report showed. The value of the country's social logistics reached 150.9 trillion yuan ($23.24 trillion), up 15.7 percent year-on-year, according to a report from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

Xinhua - China Daily