1) China's top ports saw significant increases in shipping container throughput (measured in TEUs) from 2005 to 2006 and from the same periods in 2006 and 2007. 2) Shanghai remained the largest port by throughput, growing from 18.08 million TEUs in 2005 to 21.71 million TEUs in 2006. 3) Overall container throughput for China grew by 23.8% from 2005 to 2006, reaching 93.61 million TEUs for the country in 2006.

1. China Port throughput figures, as of August 2007 Port2006 throughput (in 1000 TEUs)2005 throughput (in 1000 TEUs)Shanghai21,71018,084Shenzhen18,46916,197Qingdao7,7026,307Ningbo-Zhoushan7,0685,208Guangzhou6,6004,683Tianjin5,9504,801Xiamen4,0003,342.3Dalian3,2122,690Lianyungang1,3001,007.59Suzhou1,240753Zhongshan1,173.41,075.9Yantai1,050602Fuzhou1,010803.9Yingkou1,010787Nanjing802605 Top Ten Ports’ Container Throughput, March and January to March, 2007 PortMar. 2007(in 1000 TEUs)Jan. to Mar. 2007(in 1000 TEUs)% increase over Jan. to Mar previous yearShanghai2,0255,882.428Shenzhen1,196.84,262.98.2Qingdao783.82,196.526.5Ningbo-Zhoushan708.82,084.344Guangzhou649.61,989.536Tianjin560.61,565.327.6Xiamen3491,039.716.9Dalian25377518.3Liangyungang13539027.6Suzhou37050.4 Top Ten Ports’ Container Throughput of May and January – May, 2007 PortMay, 2007 (in 1000 TEUs)Jan. to May, 2007 (in 1000 TEUs)% increase over Jan. to May previous yearShanghai1,822.08,196.016.90Shenzhen1,410.06,795.711.10Qingdao632.12,992.519.58Ningbo-Zhoushan584.12,619.638.20Guangzhou506.02,519.149.80Tianjin520.02,254.021.73Xiamen311.31,527.715.40Dalian264.01,176.317.08Liangyungang100.0502.473.20Yingkou84.0421.026.50 In 2006 TEU throughput figures for the entire country reached 93,610,000 TEUs, an increase of 23.8% over 2005. Of this figure coastal ports accounted for 85,790,000TEUs, an increase of 22.5%, IWW accounted for 7,820,000 an increase of 39.1% over the previous year. Between 2005 and 2006 the number of ports with a throughput volume exceeding 1mn TEUs rose from 9 to 14. Namely Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Ningbo, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Dalian, Zhongshan and Lianyungang, Suzhou, Yantai, Fuzhou and Yingkou.