“It is important to note while Port Botany’s container trade has been buoyed by higher imports due to the surging Australian Dollar, a solid trading performance by the state’s regional and rural export sector has also contributed to the result. “For the month of April 2011, total container volume through Port Botany was 162,205 TEU* – a record for the month of April.
“Total container trade through Port Botany reached 1.693 million TEU for the financial year to date (1 July 2010 to 30 April 2011) representing an increase of 5.7 per cent on the same period last year.
“These figures show that on an annualised basis, Port Botany’s container trade volumes are forecast to reach over 2 million TEU for the first time,” Mr Gilfillan said.