Recently, by the world economic and trade continued recovery and China's economy continues to heat up and other factors, in May, China's coal, oil and other bulk cargo, as well as steady growth in demand for container sea transport, major ports continue to produce good. Among them, the port cargo throughput, container throughput continued rapid growth, the Port coal shipments and higher, slightly high iron ore imports continue to decline, slow growth of imports of crude oil, marine significant growth in shipments of crude oil.
According to the Ministry of Transport Express Shipping Bureau of Statistics, in May, China's port cargo throughput of the completion of 560 million tons, up 13.1%. Among them, the foreign trade cargo throughput of 200 million tons, up 12.9%; domestic trade cargo throughput of 360 million tons, up 13.3%, foreign trade growth since the first time since September last year, lower than the growth of domestic trade.
Port coal shipments in China to complete 48 million tons, up 19.5%. Because of the power plant to increase coal reserves against the coming summer peak, in May record shipments of coal port, speed up the growth rate in April than 3.1 percentage points.
56 million tons of iron ore import port of loading and unloading, down 2.5%, growth of 4.5%. April crude steel production reached 55.4 million tons, up 27%, a record high iron ore imports continue to run high, but a higher base last year and the high prices of ore, iron ore imports and the growth rate showed a monthly decline situation, the first since last year the growth rate is negative.
Port to complete loading and unloading of crude oil imports 17.29 million tons, up 12.8%, decreased by 7%; marine crude oil shipped 3.297 million tons, up 31%. (leng qing)