FIGURES from the Hong Kong Marine Department showed the port handled 1.63 million TEU in November, representing a year-on-year decrease of 8.1 per cent from 1.8 million TEU in November last year.

Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority reported a 15.9pc decrease in container movement in November, having handled 2.4 million TEU compared to 2.9 million TEU in November last year.