SHENZHEN, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Shenzhen port, in south China's Guangdong Province, handled 14.78 million TEUs in the first 11 months of this year, up 19.21 percent over to the same period of last year, according to sources with the port.

    If the port keeps its work pace, it is expected to handle 16 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) by the end of this year.

    Shenzhen Port has seen the fastest growth in the past five years, with container handling capability rising from 3.99 million TEUs in 2000 to anticipated 16 million.

    As one of the leading container ports in the world, Shenzhen has opened160 shipping routes linking all parts of the world. To expand its container handling capacity, the port built two container docks at Chachanwan and Yantian this year.

    When the two projects completes in 2010, Dachanwan port is capable of handling 10 million TEUs, and Yantian project will have five additional container berths, bringing the TEU handling capacity of Yantian project to 9.5 million annually. Enditem