This year the port of Shenzhen in China is planning to exceed the volume throughput of 2008, even though there has been a decline of 15-20% in the first quarter of 2009. At the Yantian terminal, exports accounted for 90% of its throughput, so it was inevitable that the collapse of the Western consumer markets would affect them dramatically. However, they are now working to build volumes through developing domestic freight and short sea shipping, and aim to improve upon their position as the fourth largest container port in the world.