Preliminary figures from Japan's transport ministry reveal that the nation’s six primary ports handled 1.17 million TEUs in July, reflecting a 3.3% rise compared to the same month last year. This marks the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year growth. Export volumes totaled 571,534 TEUs, up by 3.3%, while imports reached 594,158 TEUs, a 3.2% increase.
Breaking down the numbers, the Port of Tokyo processed 346,740 TEUs, marking a 3.5% increase, with exports reaching 156,341 TEUs (up 2.3%) and imports totaling 190,399 TEUs (up 4.6%). In contrast, Kawasaki experienced a notable drop, with container throughput falling 16.3% to 6,096 TEUs following five months of double-digit expansion. Kawasaki’s export volume plummeted 21.4% to 2,725 TEUs, while imports declined by 11.8% to 3,371 TEUs.
Yokohama, however, showed steady improvement, seeing a 3.4% growth to 237,988 TEUs, with exports climbing to 126,093 TEUs (up 4.9%) and imports increasing to 111,895 TEUs (up 1.8%).
Nagoya also posted positive results, handling 219,028 TEUs, a 3.5% rise, with exports of 112,240 TEUs (up 3.6%) and imports of 106,788 TEUs (up 3.5%).
The Port of Osaka processed 172,573 TEUs, growing by 3.4%. Exports reached 76,818 TEUs (up 1.6%), while imports rose to 95,755 TEUs (up 4.8%).
Similarly, Kobe handled 183,267 TEUs, a 2.9% rise, with exports hitting 97,317 TEUs (up 4.9%) and imports totaling 85,950 TEUs (up 0.9%).
