China's ports recorded a robust growth of cargo throughput in January amid the country's steady economic recovery, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.
Cargo throughput at ports climbed 17.4 percent year on year to 1.29 billion tonnes in January, the ministry said.
In January, container handling volume at China's ports amounted to 23.77 million twenty-foot equivalent units, up 13.2 percent from a year ago.