In the first half of 2024, the port terminals of the network of the terminal operator Hutchison Port Holdings (Hutchison Ports) of the Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings group have handled container traffic of 42.3 million TEUs, with an increase of +7% over the first half of last year year. The only terminals of the Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trusts) handled 10.4 million TEUs (+4%) ( of 24 July 2024), while the other terminals of Hutchison Ports in China and Hong Kong handled 6.5 million TEUs (+2%), Port terminals in Europe handled 8.2 million TEUs (+5%) and terminals in Asia, Australia and other regions 17.2 million TEUs (+14%).

In the first half of this year, Hutchison Ports recorded revenues of HK$21.6 billion (HK$2.8 billion) billion US dollars), with an increase of +9%. EBITDA is amounted to over €7.9 billion (+22%) and EBIT to €5.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (+33%).

Meanwhile, last month the port of Hong Kong handled a container traffic of 1.13 million TEUs, with a decrease of -6.8%b on July 2023. In the first seven months of 2024, traffic overall in the Chinese port of call was 7.88 million TEUs, down -5.5% on the period January-July last year.