Although the monthly volume of container freight through China’s ports was the highest in history in the first half of 2011, growth began to slow down in the second quarter. A shipping industry expert said that this was caused by a decrease in demand from overseas. Growth in container freight volumes is expected to be around 10% for the whole year.
Volumes of fereight through Hong Kong rose 2.2% in first half of 2011, while Shenzhen freight volumes only rose by 1.9%.