China's busiest port, the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan, saw its cargo throughput hit 679 million tonnes in the first half of 2023, up 6% year on year.

State media reported that the port's container throughput exceeded 17.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first half, also representing an increase of 1.2% from the same period of the previous year, citing data from the provincial port and shipping administration.

Xinhua said the port had prioritized its shipping route layout this year, catering to market demand.

It currently operates a total of 301 container routes, 249 of which are international routes.

Meanwhile, the report said Port of Ningbo Zhoushan's sea-rail intermodal container transport service also saw steady growth in the first six months, handling 808,000 TEUs, up 7% compared to the same period in 2022.