Photo of the Day: Shanghai Container Port now world's No. 2

Shanghai has overtaken Hong Kong to become the world's second largest container port in the first quarter as containers handled rose 28.1 percent to reach 5.9 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units). During the same period, Hong Kong handled about 5.5 million TEUs while Singapore remained the world's largest port, with 6.6 million TEUs. Shenzhen Port reached a throughput capacity of 4.5 million TEUs in the first quarter, making it the fourth largest in the world.

Photo of Luchaogang Port which is currently under construction by Qiao Jie Na was found via the Shanghaiist Contribute page.

Shanghaiist has revived our "Photo of the Day", a series of daily pictures of life around the city. We want you to share how you see Shanghai. Simply post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos to photos[at]shanghaiist.com. So go ahead. Show us your Shanghai.