1 February 2012 – Nantong Port achieved highest annual throughput in 2011. Its cargo throughput grew 15% year-on-year, reached 173 million tonnes; container throughput increased 16.8% year-on-year, reached 539,800 TEUs; and foreign trade cargo throughput up 2.38% year-on-year, achieved 33.22 million tonnes.

In 2011, Nantong Port Group recorded 58.698 million tonnes cargo throughput and 446,000 TEUs container throughput, which represented 6.6% and 13.6% year-on-year growth and set the historical record. In the main cargoes handled by Nantong Port Group, metal ores were 37.985 million tonnes, non-metal ores were 5.645 million tonnes, coals were 3.947 million tonnes and fertilizers were 1.147 million tonnes.