- Container volume at 8 major ports in China increased 2.5% year-on-year during the period of mid-June.
- The export container volume increased 0.2%.
- Export container volume increase in ports exceeded 10% and domestic container volumes increased 9.3%.
- Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports increased 16.4% year-on-year.
- Cargo throughput and container volume of 3 major Yangtze river ports, declined 11.8% and 6.9% year-on-year.
The container volume at major Chinese ports increased 2.5% in mid-June, reports Seatrade Maritime News.
Container volume increase
The container volume of eight major Chinese ports increased 2.5% year-on-year during the period of mid-June and the cargo throughput at major coastal ports increased 2.4%.
The export container volume increased 0.2%. The export container volume increase in Xiamen port, Guangzhou port, and Shenzhen’s Yantian port exceeded 10%.
Domestic container volumes increased 9.3%, while Tianjin port, Shanghai port, Ningbo-Zhoushan port and Guangzhou port exceeded 10%.
Growth rate in shipments
Crude oil shipments
- Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports increased 16.4% year-on-year.
- The growth rate of Ningbo-Zhoushan port and Tianjin port exceeded 50%.
Metallic ore shipments
Metallic ore shipments at major ports increased 9.1% year-on-year while inventory volume declined 10.6%.
Volume decline in river ports
The resumption of port operations among Yangtze river ports is slower than coastal ports.
In mid-June, the cargo throughput and container volume of three major Yangtze river ports, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing declined 11.8% and 6.9% year-on-year.
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Source: Seatrade Maritime News
