Aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2021 shows a container ship by the Pacific international container terminal at the Tianjin Port of north China's Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
TIANJIN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- North China's Tianjin Port handled approximately 4.63 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers in the first three months of 2022, up 3.5 percent year on year.
The throughput figure marks a record high for the port compared to the same period in previous years, according to the port's operator.
Despite negative impacts brought by the COVID-19 resurgence, the port has rolled out a series of prevention and control measures to safeguard smooth operation.
Meanwhile, it also launched a new direct sea route to Australia and new sea-rail transport services this year.
Ports are a barometer of economic development. Tianjin Port on the coast of the Bohai Sea is a pivotal shipping outlet for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The port in the Tianjin Municipality currently has more than 133 cargo routes, extending trade ties with more than 800 ports in over 200 countries and regions.
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