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the port of Hong Kong comes down of another step in the ranking of the world-wide ports container
Climbed over from Ningbo-Zhoushan and come down to the fifth place, it sees its current position threatened from the port of Busan
April 15, 2015
The port of Hong Kong has lost another position in the ranking of the main world-wide ports container, classifies in which until 2004 it figured to the first place. Last year the Asian port of call has confirmed to the quarter place behind Shanghai, Singapore and Shenzhen. But now Hong Kong has lost also this position slipping to the fifth exceeded place being from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhousan.
It seems not to have fine, in fact, the trend negative of the containerized trade enlivened from the port of Hong Kong, than indeed it shows an ulterior aggravation.
Last month the port of call of Hong Kong has recorded a handling of containers pairs to beyond 1,6 million teu, with a decrease of the -13,5% regarding almost 1,9 million teu enlivened in March 2014.
In the first three months of 2015 Hong Kong it has enlivened a total than little less 4,9 million teu, with a decrease of the -8,1% regarding 5,3 million teu in the first trimester last year. In the first trimester of this year the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan has enlivened beyond 5,1 million teu and therefore has exceeded Hong Kong, that it sees its current position threatened from the South Korean port of Busan that has not still communicated the volume of containerized trade realized in the first three months of 2015, volume that would have however to be pairs to about 4,5 million teu.
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The port of Hong Kong has lost another position in the ranking of the main world-wide ports container, classifies in which until 2004 it figured to the first place. Last year the Asian port of call has confirmed to the quarter place behind Shanghai, Singapore and Shenzhen. But now Hong Kong has lost also this position slipping to the fifth exceeded place being from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhousan.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
