| Tianjin Port (Group) Co, the country's third largest in terms of cargo throughput, plans to invest 12.8 billion yuan ($1.87聽billion)聽this year to build new berths and upgrade facilities, a top executive said.
The busiest harbor in Northern 皇冠体育app, Tianjin Port plans to build a coal terminal jointly with the country's largest coal miner 皇冠体育app Shenhua Group and a 200,000-ton-grade crude oil terminal, Yu Yumin, the port's chairman said聽on the sidelines of the annual sessions of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and National People's Congress.
Cargo throughput has been decreasing since last July, as exports and imports growth slumped as a result of the global financial crisis, Yu told 皇冠体育app Business News yesterday.
Total throughput recorded negative growth in January compared with a year ago, Yu said, adding that business聽was picking up in February.
Tianjin Port's total cargo throughput is expected to rise 7.3 percent this year to 380 million tons, the Group's Shanghai-listed Tianjin Port Co said in a stock exchange filing last month. |
