China's Ningbo port saw 50% rise in chem volumes in H1-2002

26 July 2002 06:29  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (CNI)--The port of Ningbo in China's Zhejiang province saw a 50% increase in the volume of chemicals it handled in the first half of 2002 compared to the same period last year, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

The increase to 882 000 tonne of chemicals handled was mainly due to a 34% increase in the number of vessels carrying chemicals which docked at the port in H1-2002.

Ningbo port is one of several ports in China with a handling capacity of over 100m tonne/year. Nearly 700 vessels docked at the port every month this year, of which 300 were in transit.

The agency reported a total of 4086 ships docked in H1-2002 - a 21% increase compared to the same period last year.

Ningbo port administration recently introduced a pre-inspection scheme to reduce the time taken for docking at the port. It also offered a 24-hour weather service to visiting ships.

The agency added that leading global shipping companies had committed their sixth-generation container ships, considered the most modern in the world, to dock at Ningbo.

By: Clara Tan
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