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Shanghai Port - Facts

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Shanghai Port - Facts

  • Shanghai Port is one of the world's busiest cargo ports
  • Cargo throughput in Shanghai Port reached 590 million tons January 2010
  • The Port of Felixstowe is the UK's busiest container port and one of the largest in Europe
  • 4,000 ships pass through Felixstow Ports terminals each year
  • Approximately 40 shipping lines operate from Felixstowe, offering over 70 services, and covering some 365 ports around the world
  • In 1955 Malcom McLean who owned a successful trucking business worked with engineer Keith Tattlinger to design the modern day container
  • Containers come in two main sizes, 40ft and 20ft
  • The container can hold upto 25,000 kgs of cargo
  • Every container has a unique code
  • Felixstowe Port can unload between 40-44,000 containers within a week
  • There could be up to 10 million containers travelling round the globe each year