Shanghai Container Port Ranked Number Four in the World

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Shanghai Container Port Ranked Number Four in the World

East China's Shanghai port handled 8.61 million TEU of containers in 2002, up 35.8 percent year-on-year.

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East China's Shanghai port handled 8.61 million TEU of containers in 2002, up 35.8 percent year-on-year.

This made it the world's fourth largest container port, surpassing Taiwan's Kaohsiung, which handled 8.49 million TEU of containers last year, according to sources with the port.

In its quest to become an international shipping center, the port has set a container turnover goal of between 9.5 and 10 million TEU in 2003.

With shipping links to more than 400 ports in the world, Shanghai port serves as the gateway to the world for vast areas ofChina's hinterland.

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