Singapore has continued to maintain its lead as the premier port in the world by registering a container throughput growth of more than 10 per cent in September compared to the corresponding month last year.

Shanghai, which ranks behind the Lion City, is followed by Hong Kong, which only recorded a year-on-year increase of less than four per cent in September.

The Port of Shanghai had handled 19.35 million TEU from January to September, a rise of 21.2 per cent over the same period last year.