Bustling port: Hong Kong container ports handled more than 2 million containers in June, up 3.8% over a year earlier.

Hong Kong container ports handled more than 2 million containers in June, up 3.8% over a year earlier. Taking the first six months of this year together, the container throughput went up 6.6%, to 11.4 million containers.

The Port Development Council said Kwai Tsing Container Terminals handled 1.31 million containers last month, an 8.7% increase over a year earlier. The throughput of other terminals went down 4.3%, to 700,000 containers.