Container volumes on the Asia-Europe trade lane for January to November rose by 3.9 per cent compared to the same period the previous year to total 12.7 million TEU, setting 2013 on track for beating the full-year result for 2012.
However, 2013's container volumes still lag 1.4 per cent behind 2011 figures for the first 11 months of the year.
The volume handled in November last year totalled one million TEU, compared with 999,400 TEU a year before, but volumes for the month were 2.8 per cent less than in the same month in 2011, reports Lloyd's List.
A breakdown of the results show that Asia-northern Europe volumes in November were up 3.1 per cent year on year to 676,101 TEU.
For the full year, this sub-region also looks set to beat 2012's results as 8.3 million TEU was transported during the first 11 months of last year compared with 8.1 million TEU during the same period in 2012.
On the Asia to the western Med trade, November's volumes were up 4.7 per cent over November 2012 at 172,536 TEU.
Volumes in this trade lane during the first 11 months of last year reached 2.2 million TEU, up four per cent on 2012.
Asia to the eastern Mediterranean/Black Sea was the strongest performing sub-region in 2013. Volumes on the trade lane for November rose 6.5 per cent year on year to 190,562 TEU.
During the first 11 months of 2013 volumes grew to 2.3 million TEU, 10.5 per cent up on 2012.
However, 2013's container volumes still lag 1.4 per cent behind 2011 figures for the first 11 months of the year.
The volume handled in November last year totalled one million TEU, compared with 999,400 TEU a year before, but volumes for the month were 2.8 per cent less than in the same month in 2011, reports Lloyd's List.
A breakdown of the results show that Asia-northern Europe volumes in November were up 3.1 per cent year on year to 676,101 TEU.
For the full year, this sub-region also looks set to beat 2012's results as 8.3 million TEU was transported during the first 11 months of last year compared with 8.1 million TEU during the same period in 2012.
On the Asia to the western Med trade, November's volumes were up 4.7 per cent over November 2012 at 172,536 TEU.
Volumes in this trade lane during the first 11 months of last year reached 2.2 million TEU, up four per cent on 2012.
Asia to the eastern Mediterranean/Black Sea was the strongest performing sub-region in 2013. Volumes on the trade lane for November rose 6.5 per cent year on year to 190,562 TEU.
During the first 11 months of 2013 volumes grew to 2.3 million TEU, 10.5 per cent up on 2012.