〔本刊讯〕记者从天津港获悉,截至2013年12月29日18点,2013年天津港货物吞吐量突破5亿t,集装箱吞吐量突破1300万TEU,成为中国北方第一个5亿t港口。这是天津港继2010年货物吞吐量实现4亿t之后,在全球经济增长乏力、世界航运市场低谷徘徊的大背景下,实现了用12年连续跨越4个亿吨台阶的新壮举。作为我国北方最大的综合性港口,天津港自2001年货物吞吐量突破 [Reporter] reporter learned from Tianjin Port, as at 18:00 on December 29, 2013, Tianjin Port cargo throughput exceeded 500 million t in 2013, container throughput exceeded 13 million TEU, becoming the first 500 million t in northern China port. This is a new feat of 12-year continuous spanning 4 billion tons under the backdrop of a global economic slump and a trough in the world shipping market following the achievement of 400 million tons of cargo throughput in 2010 in Tianjin Port. As the largest comprehensive port in the north of our country, the throughput of Tianjin Port exceeded that of 2001