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World container port traffic continued to expand at a rate of 9.2 per cent
over 2002, reaching 266.3 million TEUs, according to a UN report.
Ports of developing countries and territories handled 103.6 million TEUs or
38.9 per cent of the total.
In 2002 there were 50 developing countries and territories with terminals
that handled more than 100,000 TEUs.
In 2003 the top 20 world container ports handled 144.9 million TEUs. |