Due to weak demand both abroad and at home, exports and imports in Shanghai port either declined or slowed down in November, according to Shanghai customs.
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, operator of the world's second-busiest container harbor, said profit rose 23 percent last year as China's rising trade boosted demand for sea cargo transport.
The cargo throughput of Shanghai port reached 560 million tonnes in 2007, ranking the first in the world for the third straight year, the Shanghai Port and Shipping Bureau said Monday.