FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department showed the port handled 1.7 million TEU in April, representing a year-on-year decrease of 11.7 per cent from 1.93 million TEU in April last year.

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority reported a 5.7pc decrease in container movement in April, having handled 2.6 million TEU compared to 2.8 million TEU in April last year.