Title: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Reports 0.5% Decrease in Container Volume for Foreign Trade Cargo at Top 6 Ports (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe) in December 2023, According to Harbor Statistics Flash Report Released on February 29.

According to the port statistics flash report released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on February 29th for December 2023, the number of containers in foreign trade cargo at the six major ports (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe) amounted to 1,171,518 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), showing a decrease of 0.5% compared to the same month the previous year.