Container throughput at Shanghai Port in east China reached a new monthly record of over 5.02 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in August, according to the Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.
From January to August, the port handled a total of 36.7 million TEUs, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.3 percent.
As one of the world's largest deep-water ports, Yangshan Port handled 2.57 million TEUs in August alone, accounting for 51.2 percent of Shanghai Port's total monthly throughput.
Despite significant disruptions from strong convective weather in August, Yangshan Port implemented multiple measures to minimize operational impact. These efforts ensured the safe handling of 796 international container vessels, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the previous month.
"In August, Yangshan Port encountered two Force 9 strong gales, yet container ships on international trunk lines remained unaffected," said Shen Tugaohao, deputy director of the Ship Traffic Management Center at the Yangshan Port Maritime Safety Administration.
Shanghai Port container throughput hits record high in Aug
Russia said on Tuesday that it had taken control of two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, its forces captured the key logistics hub of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, and the village of Novoyakovlivka in southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian forces also carried out strikes on 154 targets using tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile forces and artillery, and these targets included Ukraine's energy infrastructure as well as storage and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said in a situation report that as of 08:00 Tuesday, it had carried out strikes on Russian drone control stations, multiple rocket launch systems and command posts over the past day.
The Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in several directions, including Kupiansk and Lyman, the report said.
Furthermore, Ukraine's local authorities and the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday that the Russian forces launched air strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure from late Monday night to early Tuesday morning.
The attacks left dozens of people injured in Odesa city and Mykolaiv Oblast, and triggered power outages in multiple areas, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia captures two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine repels Russian offensives on multiple fronts
