China’s ports handle record cargo, container volumes in 2025

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China's ports recorded a new high in 2025, handling over 50 million metric tons of cargo and nearly 970,000 TEUs of containers daily. This underscores China's critical position in global shipping and trade volumes, with total cargo throughput reaching 18.3 billion metric tons.

China’s ports handled more than 50 million metric tons of cargo and about 970,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers every day in 2025, highlighting the country’s pivotal role in global shipping and trade, the Ministry of Transport said. Port cargo throughput reached 18.3 billion metric tons in 2025, while container throughput totaled 354 million ...