{"id":1401,"date":"2026-01-13T20:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:46:37","slug":"ningbo%e2%80%91zhoushan-port-tops-global-cargo-handling-for-17th-straight-year-with-1-4-billion-tons-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/?p=1401","title":{"rendered":"Ningbo\u2011Zhoushan Port Tops Global Cargo Handling for 17th Straight Year With 1.4 Billion Tons in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Ningbo\u2011Zhoushan Port<\/strong> in eastern China has once again secured its position as the <strong>world\u2019s busiest port by cargo throughput<\/strong>, handling over <strong>1.4\u202fbillion metric tons of cargo in 2025<\/strong> \u2014 marking the <strong>17th consecutive year<\/strong> it has led global rankings for total cargo volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in <strong>Zhejiang Province<\/strong>, the port\u2019s record performance was supported by strong output from its primary container terminals and a newly expanded deep\u2011water channel that enhances access for ultra\u2011large vessels. By the end of 2025, the port had also recorded <strong>over 43\u202fmillion TEUs (twenty\u2011foot equivalent units)<\/strong> in container traffic, maintaining its status as one of the <strong>top three container ports globally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ningbo\u2011Zhoushan\u2019s extensive network now includes more than <strong>300 container shipping routes<\/strong> linking to <strong>over 700 ports in more than 200 countries and regions<\/strong>, with nearly <strong>300 ship arrivals and departures daily<\/strong>, reinforcing its pivotal role in international trade and global supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infrastructure upgrades made in 2025 \u2014 including the trial operation of a <strong>300,000\u2011tonne deep\u2011water channel expansion<\/strong> and strengthened sea\u2011rail intermodal connections \u2014 have significantly boosted throughput efficiency and capacity for larger vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The port\u2019s continued dominance underscores China\u2019s strategic role in global maritime logistics and highlights the importance of advanced infrastructure, connectivity, and integrated trade networks in sustaining long\u2011term growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 6, 2026 \u2014 <em>Source: DailyFocus \/ Global Reports<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ningbo\u2011Zhoushan Port in eastern China has once again secured its position as the world\u2019s busiest port by cargo throughput, handling over 1.4\u202fbillion metric tons of cargo in 2025 \u2014 marking the 17th consecutive year it has led global rankings for total cargo volume. Located in Zhejiang Province, the port\u2019s record performance was supported by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1403,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions\/1403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1401"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seaempowerment.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}