The Chinese Ministry of Transport said on Thursday that in the first half of 2024, national seaport and inland waterways had handled 2.61 billion tonnes of cargo, an increase of 8.1% percent over the first two months. of 2023, of which 855.3 million tonnage of traffic with foreign (+ 10.5%).

The container traffic alone was equal to 49.5 million teu (+ 12.1%).