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The Port of Yokohama handled 239,633 TEUs of containers in February, up 6.2% from a year earlier, according to the city of Yokohama’s Port and Harbor Bureau.
Foreign-trade containers accounted for 215,392 TEUs, up 8%, of which exports decreased a minute 0.5% to 112,709 TEUs, but imports surged 19.1% to 102,683 TEUs. The remaining 24,241 TEUs were domestically moved to and from Yokohama, down 7.1%.
In January-February, Yokohama processed 458,994 TEUs, up 3.4%, which consisted of 412,341 TEUs of international shipments, up 4.1%, and 46,653 TEUs of domestic shipments, down 2.4%. Of the international shipments, 212,677 TEUs were exported, up 0.2%, and 199,664 TEUs were imported, up 8.7%.
