CHINA's cargo and container throughput at ports registered steady expansion during the first eight months of this year, official data shows.

The country's cargo throughput at ports was 11.1 billion tonnes during the period, a year-on-year increase of 8.4 per cent, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Specifically foreign trade cargo throughput at the ports climbed 9.7 per cent from the same period last year to 3.34 billion tonnes.

In the eight-month period, container handling volume at China's ports came in at 203.7 million TEU), 4.8 per cent higher than one year before.