Export container volume increased 9.2% while the domestic volume grew 6.6%. Growth of export container volume mainly comes from empty container returning.
Cargo throughput at major coastal hub ports rose 9.01%. International trade cargo throughput increased 3.96% while domestic volume grew 13.39%.
Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports posted a growth rate of 15.5% year-on-year. Growth rate at Qingdao, Yantai and Guangzhou all exceeded 10% while the port of Dalian achieved over 20% growth rate.
Metal ore shipments at major Chinese ports dropped 2.9% while the port inventory increased 2.34%.
In early November, the three major Yangtze river ports, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing posted 11.6% growth for cargo throughput and 0.56% decline of container volume.
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