YINGKOU has continued to see slower growth in container throughput, and the Liaoning-based port is thinking of ways to revive the volume. Its 2016 growth rate was just 2.8%, compared to 5.5% in 2015 and 5.8% in 2014. The port's growth engine used to be the economy of northeast China, where its hinterland resides. But the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang have been viewed as China's "rust belt", as the traditional industrial area sees manufacturing activity shift elsewhere.
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