FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department show the port handled 1.5 million TEU in February, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.4 per cent from 1.38 million TEU in February last year.

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority reported a 2.2 per cent increase in container movement in February, having handled 2.41 million TEU compared to 2.36 million TEU in February last year