China sees expansion in freight traffic in H1

BEIJING - China saw an increase in freight traffic in the first half of the year, data from the Ministry of Transport showed on Monday.

China's freight volume rose 6.8 percent year-on-year to 25.93 billion tons from January to June.

During the period, about 19.01 billion tons of road cargo were transported in the country, which represents a 7.5 percent increase from the same period last year, according to the ministry.

Some 3.28 million tons of cargo was transported via planes, an increase of 6.4 percent year-on-year.

From January to June, China's port throughput rose 8 percent year-on-year to 8.19 billion tons. The container throughput reached 150 million twenty-foot equivalent units, up 4.8 percent year-on-year.