China's cargo and container throughputs at ports saw steady growth in the first quarter of this year.

State media reported that the country's cargo throughput at ports totalled 4.09 billion tonnes during the period, up 6.1% year on year, citing data from the Ministry of Transport.

Specifically, foreign trade cargo throughput at these ports climbed 9.5% from the same period last year to about 1.31 billion tonnes.

Xinhua said in the same period, China's ports handled 76.73 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, jumping 10% compared to the same period in 2023.