Busan Port handles 899,206 TEU in February

Busan Port cargo volumes are down from November last year but increased for the first time in February in this year due to increases in export and import cargoes.

Busan Port handled 899,206 TEU in February, up 5.9% compared to 849,160 TEU in the same period last year.

Among these cargoes, import and export cargoes were 502,800 TEU, up 7.8% compared to last year? 466,438 TEU and transshipment cargoes were 390,051 TEU, up 3.7%.

Busan Port handled 1,870,317 TEU up to February, up 1.8% compared to last year, but due to direct callings of vessels to China, transshipment cargoes recorded 819,257 TEU, up just 0.3% compared to last year.

On the other hand, Busan New Port opened last January and handled 3,476 TEU.