Shanghai was the world's busiest container port in 2017, according to a report by shipping¹ consultancy service Alphaliner.

 

航运咨询公司Alphaliner的一份报告显示，上海是2017年全世界最繁忙的货柜港口。

 

Shanghai handled a total of 40 million Twenty-foot Equivalent² Units (TEUs) last year, an 8.3 percent increase from the previous year. 

 

Singapore took second place, followed by Shenzhen, which ranked third on the list with 25 million TEU. Ningbo and Hong Kong were another two ports in China that made it into the top 10. 

 

The Alphaliner report also says that, thanks to the recovery in the global economy, the world's busiest container ports enjoyed a 5 percent increase and recorded a total volume of 600 million TEU in 2017.

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