Shenzhen Port in China has achieved a record of 30 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) this year, marking this success three weeks earlier than in 2025. Transportation officials in the city announced that APEC member countries account for more than half of the port's foreign trade volume.
Trade Volume and Shipping Routes
Freight flows between Shenzhen Port and all APEC member countries account for over 50 percent of the city's total foreign trade. Sixteen sister ports located in the Asia-Pacific region that collaborate with Shenzhen Port form a complete supply and demand chain. APEC member countries are the largest export market for this port and the main source of its raw materials.
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Performance and Smart Infrastructure
Shenzhen Port managed to achieve this record earlier than last year due to systematic efforts to capitalize on opportunities arising from global economic and trade improvements and the expansion of global shipping routes. As of October 17, the loading volume reached 30.10 million TEU, showing a 7.7 percent increase compared to last year, with the volume of loaded containers increasing by 8.0 percent.
This port has launched over 270 international container routes and has more than 30 regular maritime services for cross-border e-commerce. In the first nine months of this year, Shenzhen Port transported over 290,000 vehicles and automotive kits by sea, which is a 40.7 percent increase compared to last year and includes over 160,000 complete vehicles, a 53.2 percent increase.
Green and Smart Updates
Sustainable and high-volume performance at Shenzhen Port is supported by smart and advanced infrastructure. The eastern Yantian terminal of this port is equipped with the largest dual automated cranes in China, capable of handling ultra-large container ships with a capacity of 32,000 TEU. The handling of these ships is 33 percent larger than the largest currently serving ships.
Shenzhen Port is also promoting green upgrades across all its chains. This port has installed electric facilities at 124 berths, achieving a coverage rate of 95 percent. Shore power consumption in the first nine months of the year reached 47.7 million kilowatt-hours, a 34 percent increase compared to last year. The strongest smart and fully electric tugboat in southern China has also been put into service.
The volume of LNG refueling at Shenzhen Port from January to September reached over 440,000 cubic meters, a 19.4 percent increase compared to last year, placing this port second nationally and fourth globally.
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