Shanghai has failed to displace Singapore as the world’s busiest container port this year because of a steep decline in China’s manufactured exports in the wake of the global trade slump.
Shanghai, China’s largest port, did become the world’s top container port in September when its throughput rose 3% to 2.23M TEU, while Singapore handled 2.15M TEU....
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