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The Port of Yokkaichi in central Japan handled 15,357 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in July, up 1% year on year, according to the Yokkaichi Port Authority.
Exports accounted for 8,435 TEUs, down 2.5%, and imports, 6,922 TEUs, up 5.6%. As for loaded containers, 7,197 TEUs were exported, down 0.5%, and 6,631 TEUs were imported, up 7.2%, for a total of 13,828 TEUs, up 3.1%. Empty containers totaled 1,529 TEUs, down 14.4%.
In the first seven months (January–July), Yokkaichi processed 92,765 TEUs of foreign-trade containers, down 2.4%, comprising 50,168 TEUs of exports, down 5.1%, and 42,597 TEUs of imports, up 0.9%. Loaded exports amounted to 41,413 TEUs, down 7.2%; imports, 40,014 TEUs, down 0.8%, for a total of 81,427 TEUs. Empty containers added up to 13,338 TEUs, up 12.2%. International feeder containers swelled 92.9% to 9,300 TEUs.
