In 2004 , the port saw a throughput of 220 million ton , up 22 % over the previous year , ranking 2nd among all mainland ports , next to shanghai port only ; in the same year , the port saw a container throughput of 4 million teu , ranking 4th among all mainland ports with year - on - year increase at 44 . 5 % and the greatest increase rate in container throughput among all mainland ports for 6 straight years 2004年宁波港货物吞吐量超2 . 2亿吨，同比增长22 % ,仅次于上海港，居中国大陆港口第二位；集装箱吞吐量突破400万teu ，居中国大陆港口第四位，同比增长44 . 5以上，增幅连续6年居中国大陆主要集装箱港口第一位。
