A container throughput is a measure, in TEU, of container handling activity. Generally used to express the activity level of a port or container yard. Container throughput does not differentiate between the different kind of container handlings (inbound, outbound, transshipments, empty or full containers), it is simply a measure of the number of containers moved, passing, through the port regardless of their type or direction.
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