Container shipments buzzing as upgrading targeted

Last year, containers transported at all ports in China could have spanned the equator 35 times.

According to a report released by the Ministry of Transport, Chinese ports last year saw 185 million passengers, 14 billion metric tons of cargo and 238 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units).

The report, "Development Statistics of the Transport Industry in 2017" also said China has seven of the world's top 10 ports based on cargo and container throughput. They are in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Qingdao and Tianjin.