What is the latest figure for China port throughput by port?

Cargo throughput stood at 1,206,498 10,000 tonnes in Aug 2026. That is +14.3% from Jul 2026 and +0.3% from a year earlier.

How far back does the China port throughput by port data go?

The series on this page is monthly and runs from Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Transport of the PRC — Transport statistics. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.

What does China port throughput measure?

China port throughput measures the volume of cargo and shipping containers handled across China's major coastal and inland river ports. Reported metrics include total cargo throughput, foreign-trade cargo throughput, and container throughput in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).

Which ports and regions are included in China port throughput statistics?

The dataset covers China's key coastal and inland hubs under the national port layout plan. It includes provincial totals and individual major ports such as Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and river ports like Nanjing and Yichang.

How should cumulative year-to-date China port throughput figures be interpreted?

Figures are reported as cumulative year-to-date totals from January rather than standalone monthly volumes. Single-month activity must be calculated by taking the difference between consecutive monthly cumulative reports, while initial annual data reflects the January–February period together.

China port throughput by port

Name: China port throughput by port
Creator: Ministry of Transport of the PRC — Transport statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

China port throughput covers monthly cargo and container traffic across major coastal and inland ports.

Source: Ministry of Transport of the PRC — Transport statisticsLast updated: Oct 15, 2026, 16:39 UTCCurated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025
Cargo throughput2	1,206,498	1,055,926	907,385	750,820	593,435	439,226	286,789	1,674,941	1,513,489	1,356,652	1,202,622
Coastal ports11	777,040	681,049	586,659	486,870	386,483	287,501	187,222	1,064,766	964,397	865,683	768,796
Liaoning2	46,486	40,923	35,283	29,599	23,447	17,715	11,486	66,187	59,512	53,472	47,188
Dalian	19,684	17,511	15,182	13,059	10,110	7,508	4,777	27,483	24,862	22,525	20,159
Yingkou	14,753	12,878	10,941	8,994	7,182	5,450	3,630	19,917	18,042	16,222	14,110
Hebei3	97,746	85,603	73,902	60,863	47,973	35,467	22,529	132,389	119,486	107,062	95,101
Qinhuangdao	13,768	12,152	10,683	8,850	6,890	4,841	3,094	18,152	16,261	14,445	12,684
Huanghua	24,751	21,645	18,662	15,398	12,212	9,078	5,930	33,635	30,519	27,340	24,354
Tangshan	59,226	51,806	44,557	36,615	28,871	21,549	13,504	80,602	72,706	65,277	58,063
Tianjin	40,728	35,427	30,160	24,898	19,748	14,676	9,523	55,189	50,388	45,418	40,206
Shandong3	151,055	131,776	112,638	93,528	74,431	55,527	36,338	201,859	183,519	164,851	146,115
Yantai	38,090	33,248	28,494	23,811	18,990	14,188	9,403	50,409	45,611	40,889	36,206
Qingdao	51,378	44,820	38,247	31,682	25,117	18,716	12,220	68,287	62,303	56,121	49,836
Rizhao	43,957	38,473	32,930	27,341	21,869	16,431	10,709	59,311	54,065	48,552	43,085
Shanghai	54,287	47,918	41,210	33,867	26,979	19,821	13,186	74,381	67,583	60,808	53,807
Jiangsu2	40,371	35,404	30,626	25,795	20,746	15,727	10,339	55,369	50,076	44,967	39,638
Lianyungang	25,263	21,950	18,817	15,769	12,642	9,582	6,316	33,431	30,134	27,038	23,739
Nantong (coastal)	3,478	3,059	2,625	2,166	1,712	1,303	875	5,033	4,535	4,046	3,571
Zhejiang2	116,116	102,693	88,465	73,774	59,291	44,670	29,717	162,807	147,584	132,936	117,854
Ningbo-Zhoushan	94,721	83,535	71,919	60,016	48,290	36,587	24,532	131,517	119,538	107,845	95,802
Wenzhou	5,938	5,286	4,546	3,713	2,887	2,102	1,340	9,121	8,162	7,259	6,354
Fujian2	48,054	42,389	36,935	29,857	23,243	17,311	11,095	69,159	62,317	55,960	49,641
Fuzhou	22,005	19,641	17,195	14,061	10,825	7,931	5,077	31,853	28,901	26,026	23,020
Xiamen	13,691	11,790	10,205	8,282	6,597	4,943	3,233	19,131	17,190	15,450	13,718
Guangdong5	136,773	118,836	102,245	84,670	66,662	49,042	31,597	180,975	163,604	146,122	130,905
Shantou	2,490	2,149	1,837	1,535	1,190	867	565	3,349	3,048	2,722	2,427
Shenzhen	23,166	20,061	17,356	14,393	11,417	8,457	5,711	30,438	27,497	24,460	21,973
Guangzhou	44,924	39,045	33,374	27,527	21,661	15,844	10,026	61,094	55,343	49,617	44,440
Zhuhai	8,720	7,608	6,557	5,333	4,138	3,016	1,887	11,002	9,866	8,729	7,891
Zhanjiang	18,194	16,046	14,009	11,819	9,436	7,026	4,572	24,244	22,097	19,869	17,953
Guangxi	31,276	27,074	23,362	19,383	15,412	11,253	7,356	44,540	40,465	36,154	32,173
Hainan2	14,148	13,008	11,834	10,636	8,550	6,292	4,055	21,912	19,862	17,932	16,168
Haikou	8,683	7,751	6,811	5,851	4,685	3,366	2,105	11,546	10,569	9,587	8,718
Yangpu				3,644	2,970	2,250	1,512	7,722	6,894	6,184	5,527
Inland ports17	429,458	374,877	320,726	263,950	206,952	151,725	99,567	610,176	549,092	490,969	433,826
Heilongjiang2	125	92	47	10.5				252	244	171	118
Harbin	35	27	11					71	70	54	41
Jiamusi	52	38	19	4.41				64	64	39	26
Shandong1	11,902	10,321	8,841	7,308	5,666	4,054	2,598	13,895	12,568	11,288	9,955
Jining	9,039	7,806	6,647	5,477	4,264	3,099	2,017	10,607	9,626	8,625	7,571
Shanghai	5,009	4,403	3,832	3,191	2,474	1,735	1,182	7,048	6,075	5,252	4,527
Jiangsu7	200,400	175,369	150,165	123,634	97,381	71,878	47,171	282,985	255,311	228,754	202,219
Nanjing	17,546	15,322	13,167	11,005	8,820	6,599	4,251	24,645	22,235	19,962	17,667
Zhenjiang	17,923	15,718	13,260	10,867	8,467	6,338	4,235	26,574	24,034	21,449	18,859
Suzhou	39,823	35,023	30,187	25,250	20,011	14,980	9,800	56,088	50,893	45,759	40,616
Nantong (riverside)	16,459	14,469	12,414	10,075	7,883	5,724	3,779	21,263	19,020	16,792	14,587
Xuzhou	4,562	3,970	3,375	2,747	2,158	1,596	1,032	6,330	5,717	5,129	4,541
Wuxi	5,090	4,454	3,823	3,144	2,427	1,670	1,109	7,383	6,638	5,941	5,262
Huai'an	5,077	4,515	3,885	3,229	2,562	1,912	1,277	7,477	6,805	6,150	5,500
Zhejiang3	27,605	24,425	20,887	16,911	12,869	9,080	5,955	39,845	35,708	31,681	27,814
Hangzhou	6,266	5,585	4,779	3,877	2,875	1,979	1,231	8,166	7,292	6,399	5,634
Jiaxing (inland)	9,549	8,391	7,163	5,830	4,473	3,191	2,165	14,117	12,608	11,164	9,727
Huzhou	8,888	7,897	6,758	5,442	4,162	2,939	1,962	13,620	12,228	10,941	9,636
Anhui5	47,444	41,329	35,105	29,025	22,859	16,742	10,676	66,925	60,447	54,152	47,890
Ma'anshan	8,160	7,104	6,030	5,019	4,004	2,942	1,900	12,583	11,439	10,273	9,109
Wuhu	11,314	9,881	8,386	6,965	5,519	4,095	2,545	15,020	13,602	12,176	10,818
Anqing	1,850	1,605	1,371	1,126	880	659	440	2,229	1,930	1,728	1,507
Hefei	3,505	3,048	2,609	2,147	1,677	1,193	758	5,192	4,683	4,203	3,693
Bengbu	1,031	925	785	615	486	341	212	1,456	1,331	1,226	1,093
Fujian	15	14	13	12	11	9	6	40	33	29	25
Jiangxi2	19,601	17,029	14,576	11,974	9,322	6,875	4,391	27,765	25,026	22,348	19,776
Nanchang	2,042	1,743	1,459	1,145	892	645	400	2,872	2,594	2,295	2,034
Jiujiang	15,442	13,528	11,660	9,664	7,564	5,596	3,585	21,894	19,733	17,648	15,655
Henan1	1,542	1,324	1,041	765	575	416	264	1,753	1,560	1,389	1,233
Zhoukou	1,451	1,258	1,007	765	575	416	264	1,753	1,560	1,389	1,233
Hubei5	54,546	47,550	40,917	33,617	26,236	19,084	12,380	74,007	66,408	59,411	52,662
Wuhan	9,781	8,538	7,372	6,132	4,919	3,662	2,467	13,409	12,075	10,892	9,644
Huangshi	9,582	8,327	7,200	5,864	4,451	3,036	1,935	11,613	10,299	9,136	8,076
Xiangyang	55	48	40	33	26	15	8	22	17	13	11
Jingzhou	7,188	6,258	5,342	4,304	3,405	2,551	1,765	9,292	8,322	7,309	6,343
Yichang	9,418	8,160	6,877	5,605	4,177	3,061	2,025	14,595	13,381	12,140	10,997
Hunan3	11,237	9,717	8,203	6,712	5,182	3,962	2,776	19,411	17,648	15,862	14,042
Changsha	1,198	1,023	844	669	492	339	206	2,025	1,829	1,620	1,413
Yueyang	7,087	6,176	5,259	4,353	3,423	2,740	2,014	13,292	12,103	10,892	9,664
Changde	183	159	137	112	85	60	37	283	257	224	203
Guangdong3	20,842	17,878	15,157	12,618	9,937	7,140	4,477	30,792	27,899	25,030	22,436
Foshan	6,790	5,889	5,103	4,208	3,326	2,418	1,496	9,654	8,747	7,851	7,036
Zhaoqing	4,068	3,364	2,701	2,321	1,862	1,313	839	6,969	6,367	5,743	5,192
Qingyuan	1,904	1,642	1,406	1,147	885	615	368	2,539	2,258	1,992	1,741
Guangxi5	16,097	14,002	12,219	10,099	7,940	5,559	3,880	25,956	22,835	20,214	17,529
Nanning	1,124	947	832	666	515	323	226	713	593	547	478
Liuzhou	135	101	80	63	42	31	25	132	110	93	73
Guigang	4,184	3,639	3,212	2,699	2,171	1,571	1,033	7,882	6,984	6,174	5,365
Wuzhou	6,739	5,992	5,283	4,342	3,405	2,418	1,640	11,950	10,495	9,321	8,085
Laibin	3,067	2,600	2,199	1,831	1,427	950	758	4,208	3,706	3,202	2,752
Chongqing	9,083	7,782	6,540	5,317	4,152	3,179	2,126	13,247	12,020	10,757	9,559
Sichuan2	2,934	2,683	2,390	2,115	1,865	1,651	1,438	4,212	3,483	3,040	2,727
Luzhou	665	567	462	355	275	205	134	927	839	746	649
Yibin	740	635	510	413	319	249	188	931	798	667	587
Guizhou	65	56	47	39	33	27	20	29	21	17	12
Yunnan	1,010	905	743	601	448	334	227	2,014	1,805	1,574	1,302
Foreign-trade cargo throughput2	379,892	332,144	285,195	236,326	188,652	142,580	94,943	516,077	467,337	418,601	370,619
Coastal ports11	341,885	298,850	256,751	212,785	169,781	128,232	85,507	462,733	419,088	375,379	332,516
Liaoning2	16,022	14,076	12,017	10,226	8,254	6,408	4,215	22,412	20,460	18,476	16,250
Dalian	7,744	6,905	6,022	5,299	4,215	3,220	2,030	11,192	10,281	9,343	8,381
Yingkou	5,869	5,084	4,225	3,413	2,712	2,112	1,457	7,368	6,706	6,053	5,168
Hebei3	32,937	28,762	24,617	20,411	16,271	12,411	7,947	43,657	39,211	34,934	30,948
Qinhuangdao	442	386	323	248	187	121	94	558	485	428	367
Huanghua	6,649	5,769	4,975	4,061	3,159	2,357	1,531	8,682	7,815	6,935	6,242
Tangshan	25,846	22,607	19,318	16,101	12,925	9,932	6,321	34,417	30,910	27,571	24,339

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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Transport of the PRC — Transport statistics.

About this data

China port throughput covers monthly cargo and container traffic across major coastal and inland ports. Published monthly by the Ministry of Transport of the PRC, series cover coastal and inland provinces and ports like Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, and Tianjin since 2025. Measures include total cargo, foreign-trade cargo, and container throughput in 10,000 tonnes and 10,000 TEU. Figures represent cumulative year-to-date totals, with January and February combined into the year's first release.

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest figure for China port throughput by port?: Cargo throughput stood at 1,206,498 10,000 tonnes in Aug 2026. That is +14.3% from Jul 2026 and +0.3% from a year earlier.
How far back does the China port throughput by port data go?: The series on this page is monthly and runs from Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Source: Ministry of Transport of the PRC — Transport statistics. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What does China port throughput measure?: China port throughput measures the volume of cargo and shipping containers handled across China's major coastal and inland river ports. Reported metrics include total cargo throughput, foreign-trade cargo throughput, and container throughput in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
Which ports and regions are included in China port throughput statistics?: The dataset covers China's key coastal and inland hubs under the national port layout plan. It includes provincial totals and individual major ports such as Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and river ports like Nanjing and Yichang.
How should cumulative year-to-date China port throughput figures be interpreted?: Figures are reported as cumulative year-to-date totals from January rather than standalone monthly volumes. Single-month activity must be calculated by taking the difference between consecutive monthly cumulative reports, while initial annual data reflects the January–February period together.