China's Tianjin port set a new record for container turnover through January 2024
The port of Tianjin in northern China handled more than 1.88 million twenty-foot equivalent containers /TEU/ in January 2024, up 8.8 percent year-on-year and setting a new record for monthly throughput, the port operator said.
The port's cargo throughput in the first month of this year was 41 million tons, up 2.6 percent compared with the same period in 2023.
Tianjin Port is a key shipping point in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Since the beginning of this year, the port has continuously made new achievements in route opening, low-carbon development and smart terminal construction, capitalizing on its advantages.
For example, the port opened a direct express route for cherry imports from Chile, ensuring the supply of high-quality fruit to the northern regions of the country during the Spring Festival /Chunjie, the traditional Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar/. In addition, China's first intelligent system for monitoring the state of the marine aquatic environment was put into operation in this port.
According to Tianjin Port, it currently has 145 container routes. It has trade links with more than 500 ports in over 180 countries and regions of the world.