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The Port of Shimizu in central Japan processed 31,682 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in September, down 0.8% year on year, according to preliminary statistics unveiled by the Shizuoka Prefectural Government’s Shimizu Port Authority. The total volume comprises 15,361 TEUs of exports, down 2.1%, and 16,321 TEUs of imports, up 0.5%.
Loaded containers accounted for 27,526 TEUs, down 0.6%, of which 11,775 TEUs were exported, down 1%, and 15,751 TEUs were imported, down 0.2%, while the remaining 4,156 TEUs were empty containers, down 2.3%. Domestic containers amounted to a total of 8,420 TEUs, down 9.9%, for a total throughput of 40,102 TEUs, down 2.9%.
In the first nine months (January–September), Shimizu handled 304,326 TEUs of foreign-trade containers, up 1%, with exports accounting for 149,757 TEUs, up 1.6%, and imports, 154,569 TEUs, up 0.3%. The total included 260,791 TEUs of loaded containers, up 0.8%, which comprises 112,698 TEUs of exports, up 1.3%, and 148,093 TEUs of imports, up 0.4%. Empty containers made up the remaining 43,535 TEUs, up 2.1%. As for domestic containers, 81,315 TEUs were moved, up 1.5%, making the combined volume 385,641 TEUs, up 1.1%.
