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Major Chinese ports handle record throughput in 2025 amid US tariffs

Shanghai is on track to surpass its 2024 record of 51.5 million TEUs

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Tay Peck Gek
Published Wed, Jan 7, 2026 · 03:49 PM
    • Ningbo-Zhoushan port’s cargo throughput, which comprises goods besides those moved in containers, was at an all-time high of 1.4 billion tonnes in 2025.
    • Ningbo-Zhoushan port’s cargo throughput, which comprises goods besides those moved in containers, was at an all-time high of 1.4 billion tonnes in 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS

    [SINGAPORE] Major Chinese ports reported record-high container throughput in 2025, shrugging off tariffs imposed by the US.

    Ningbo-Zhoushan port’s container throughput came in at over 43 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) last year, it said on Tuesday (Jan 6).

    TEU is a standard measure for container movements.