THE fully automated container terminal at the Port of Qingdao has lifted 790,000 TEU in its first year of operation, the Qingdao Port Group has announced. The automated terminal was put into operation on May 11, 2017 with an average loading efficiency of 26.1 containers handled by a single crane per hour, reports Xinhua. A year later, its efficiency has increased to 33.1 containers, 50 per cent higher than the global average. So far the port has opened 16 routes with a monthly throughput of 100,000 TEU. The port is considering opening more berths.