Shanghai port retains top global spot with 2013 volumes

Shanghai retained its spot as the world’s busiest container port in 2013 with container throughput rising by 3.3 percent to a record 33.6 million TEUs, according to the Shanghai International Port Group. The Maritime Executive reports that the value of the annual import and export trade through Shanghai accounts for a quarter of China’s total foreign trade, noting that more than 2 000 container ships depart from the port every month.