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Wed, 06/08/2011 - 06:02
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S. Korea's container cargo handling grows 7.8 pct in May
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Container cargo handled at South Korea's seaports grew nearly 8 percent last month from a year earlier, fueled by the continued global economic recovery, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.
South Korea's seaports handled a total of 1.85 million TEUs, or 20-foot equivalent units, in May, up 7.8 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
This marked the third consecutive month that the nation's cargo handling has surpassed the 1.8 million TEU mark.
Of the total, container cargo shipped in and out of the country rose 5.4 percent on-year to 1.15 million TEUs. Cargo transferred to other domestic ports also jumped 40.2 percent over the same period, the ministry said.
Busan, the largest port located in the southeastern region of the nation, saw its container cargo handling grow 10.7 percent to 1.40 million TEUs, while the ports in Gwangyang and Incheon posted 5.6 percent and 3 percent declines to 173,000 TEUs and 168,000 TEUs, respectively.
South Korea's seaports handled a total of 1.85 million TEUs, or 20-foot equivalent units, in May, up 7.8 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
This marked the third consecutive month that the nation's cargo handling has surpassed the 1.8 million TEU mark.
Of the total, container cargo shipped in and out of the country rose 5.4 percent on-year to 1.15 million TEUs. Cargo transferred to other domestic ports also jumped 40.2 percent over the same period, the ministry said.
Busan, the largest port located in the southeastern region of the nation, saw its container cargo handling grow 10.7 percent to 1.40 million TEUs, while the ports in Gwangyang and Incheon posted 5.6 percent and 3 percent declines to 173,000 TEUs and 168,000 TEUs, respectively.
