COSCO Shipping Ports handled 61.3 million TEUs during the first half of 2026, representing an 8.2% increase compared with the same period a year earlier.
Chinese terminals handled 40.8 million TEUs, up 3.7%, and accounted for 67% of the group’s total throughput.
The Bohai Rim region recorded 5.2% growth, while the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta increased 3.6% and 3%, respectively.
Overseas terminals handled 20.5 million TEUs, a strong 18.4% increase year-on-year.
The overseas performance was driven by higher volumes at Laem Chabang in Thailand and Sokhna in Egypt. Chancay in Peru also continued to ramp up operations, with throughput rising 68.3% to 201,800 TEUs.
Other terminals posting growth included Port Said (22.9%), Ambarli (14.6%), Antwerp (3.7%) and Singapore (1.6%).
Volumes declined at Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Piraeus, Savona and Abu Dhabi during the reporting period.
