Container volume at eight major Chinese ports was up 6.3% year-on-year in June says Seatrade Maritime.
- Chinese container ports showed solid growth in June this year despite continued supply chain disruption.
- June 2021 saw the closure of much of the Yantian International Container terminal due to a Covid outbreak.
- While container volumes were up overall cargo throughput was down 0.4% in June 2022 compared to the previous year.
Figures
In late June 2022, the rate increase slowed slightly to 5% year-on-year. Export container volume was up 4.1% while domestic volume grew 7.8%. Cargo throughput at major coastal hub ports increased 2.9% while international trade cargo throughput dropped 0.6%. Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports fell 9.9% year on year. The port of Rizhao posted the highest rise in volume with a growth rate of 45.4%. Metal ore shipments at major Chinese ports increased 2.9% while the port inventory grew 8.7%.
Cargo and Container
In late June, cargo throughput and container volume at three major Yangtze River ports, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing. It increased by 7.9% and 33.3%, respectively. Among these, the port of Wuhan achieved a substantial growth of 117% for container throughput.
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Source: Seatrade Maritime
