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Last year, container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -5.7%
In the fourth quarter alone, the decline was -8.0%
Hong Kong
January 15, 2026
After some signs of recovery in the first part of the year, the
Port of Hong Kong ended 2025 with a continuation of the
Ongoing trend of decline in containerized volumes handled
continuously since 2018. In December 2025, the containers
handled amounted to 1.1 million TEUs, with a
decrease of -7.5% on the same month of the previous year.
The whole of 2025 was archived with traffic equal to
over 12.9 million TEUs, with a contraction of -5.7% on 2024.
The fourth quarter of 2025 alone closed with a
traffic of 3.2 million TEUs, down -8.0% on the same
period of the previous year.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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After some signs of recovery in the first part of the year, the
Port of Hong Kong ended 2025 with a continuation of the
Ongoing trend of decline in containerized volumes handled
continuously since 2018. In December 2025, the containers
handled amounted to 1.1 million TEUs, with a
decrease of -7.5% on the same month of the previous year.
The whole of 2025 was archived with traffic equal to
over 12.9 million TEUs, with a contraction of -5.7% on 2024.
The fourth quarter of 2025 alone closed with a
traffic of 3.2 million TEUs, down -8.0% on the same
period of the previous year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
