The throughput of cargo at Qinzhou port in China's Guangxi province surged 43.5 per cent year on year to 7.52 million tons in 2006.

The total cargo volume included 2.28 million tons of foreign trade cargo, up 73.7 per cent compared to 2005's results; 5.24 million tons of domestic trade, up 33.3 per cent; and 43,484 TEU, up 71 per cent, a Xinhua report said.

The strong growth in throughput volumes at Qinzhou port was attributed to the development of coastal port industries in surrounding areas and the opening of a number of new terminals at the port.

In 2006, Qinzhou port also opened a 50,000-ton oil and gas terminal and a 70,000-ton coal terminal among others, the report said.