MKS sports East China's Shandong Province on December 23, 2024. Chinese ports are expected to complete cargo throughput of 17.5 billion tons in 2024, up 3.4 percent year-on-year, according to China's Ministry of Transport on Monday." src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2024/2024-12-23/f4617bb3-87f5-4663-83eb-f77581e91596.jpeg" />

Automated guided vehicles handle containers at a fully automated container dock in Qingdao Port, East China's Shandong Province on December 23, 2024. Chinese ports are expected to complete cargo throughput of 17.5 billion tons in 2024, up 3.4 percent year-on-year, according to China's Ministry of Transport on Monday. Photo: VCG