Guangzhou Port Group has posted a 6.5 per cent year on year increase in container throughput in 2013 to 13 million TEU, the port authority revealed.
The Nansha Port Area, further downstream, but will under the Guangzhou Port Group, increased volumes 13 per cent in 2013, hitting a record high of 10 million TEU, handling 10.2 million TEU.
In the first quarter of 2014, Guangzhou Port Group handled 3.06 million TEU with Nansha Port Area lifting 2.4 million TEU, representing a 9.2 per cent year on year increase.
The Guangzhou Port Group noted that with China"s structural transformation and upgrading, China domestic demand grew faster.