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The Port of Nagoya handled a total of 202.62 million tons of shipments in 2012, growing 8.8% from a year earlier, according to preliminary statistics on port and harbor cargo handling results.
Cargo throughput at Nagoya increased year on year for the third year in a row and exceeded 200 million tons for the first time in four years.
The port defended its title as the Japan’s leading port in trade value for three consecutive years and in cargo volume for 11 straight years.
As for international containerized freight, both exports and imports were greater than the previous year, going up 0.7% to 22.68 million tons and 1.9% to 24.06 million tons, respectively. In total, they improved 1.3% to 46.74 million tons.
In terms of TEU, outbound oceangoing containers hiked 1.5% to 1,299,142 TEUs, and inbound boxes, 0.1% to 1,193,360 TEUs for a total of 2,492,502 TEUs, which climbed 0.8%.
Regarding foreign-trade shipments in general, exports surged 12.2% to 54.83 million tons, thanks to improvements in, among other commodities, completed motor vehicles as well as auto parts and components.
Imports inflated 5.1% to 84.74 million tons, due to growth in energy demand, which led to increasing those of liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil and other resources.
The combined volume of exports and imports was 103,957,000 tons, rising 7.8%.
