Katherine Si | Feb 23, 2022

Export container volume declined 8.3% while the domestic volume dropped 20.2 % due to many factories were closed for the Chinese New Year in early February.

Cargo throughput at major coastal hub ports declined 7.5% year-on-year while international trade cargo throughput dropped 7.6%.

Related: Major Chinese ports container volume up 1.2% in late January

Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports declined 11.6% year-on-year while the port inventory increased 2.3%.

Metal ore shipments at major Chinese ports increased 0.8% year-on-year, among which the port of Rizhao posted over 20% growth rate. 

The Chinese New Year brought about further decrease of cargo volume at three major Yangtze river ports. Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing’s cargo throughput for early Feb declined 26% while the container volume dropped 32.2%.