Data show that the Port of Xiamen recorded a container throughput of 1.0105 million TEUs in January this year, up 9% over the same period last year, marking the eighth consecutive month that the port handles over 1 million containers. The Port of Xiamen saw container throughput rise 2.54% in 2020 at 11.4053 million TEUs, leading the province with an increase of 1 percentage point above the national average. The cargo throughput amounted to 207 million tons, and 10,665 ships for international voyages stayed in the port. With increasing international competitiveness in recent years, the Port of Xiamen is developing into a key hub of the national comprehensive transport system, a coastal container trunk line port and a cruise ship port of departure.
