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Asia’s Europe-bound container exports amounted to 10.77 million TEUs in January–June, up 12.6% year on year for a new first-half record, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from data provided by the U.K.’s Container Trades Statistics (CTS).
By origin, 8.53 million TEUs were from China, up 14.6%; 1.38 million TEUs from Southeast Asia; and 858,198 TEUs from other parts of Northeast Asia, down 3.7%. By destination, 6.54 million TEUs were to North Europe, up 12.1%; 2.05 million TEUs to the Western Mediterranean, up 14%; and 2.18 million TEUs to the Eastern Mediterranean, up 12.6%.
In the same six months, Asia imported 3.02 million TEUs from Europe, up 1.2%. By origin, two million TEUs were from North Europe, down 1%; 496,854 TEUs from the Western Mediterranean, up 1.3%; and 516,167 TEUs from the Eastern Mediterranean, up 10.8%. By destination, 1.47 million TEUs were to China, up 2.1%; 921,121 TEUs to Southeast Asia, up 5.2%; and 633,405 TEUs to other parts of Northeast Asia, down 5.8%.
In June alone, Asia’s container exports to Europe jumped 16.8% from a year earlier to 1.9 million TEUs, marking eight consecutive months of year-on-year growth and a new record for the month in question. By destination, 1.14 million TEUs were to North Europe, up 14.8%; 369,278 TEUs to the Western Mediterranean, up 21.3%; and 381,245 TEUs to the Eastern Mediterranean, up 18.9%. Meanwhile, imports to Asia from Europe added up to 520,377 TEUs, up 8.3%, which was a year-on-year improvement for fourth straight months.
