Although this year the container throughput of the port group on three consecutive quarter rose, but the company expects annual container throughputwill drop compared to the same period about 12. This is the port group oncontainer throughput in recent years fell for the first time. In the past October,the container throughput of Port Group on the ring and an decreased, only 2170000 teu. The port group on Policy Research Department Manager stonedeposit said, over the years, data show, first half of the year, container throughput per month will be basically balanced, therefore is expected by the end of the year will not have too big improvement, the company annual container throughput year-on-year decline is a foregone conclusion, fall is about 12. Stonedeposit think, foreign trade export recovery is weak, and the port group onimport and export transportation, which is the main cause of container port group on the annual throughput reduction. Because of the port group on industryconcentration, so the change from the container throughput substantially can infer the performance on the Hong Kong group throughout the year.
