A total of 108 vessels carrying 16.89 million mt of iron ore arrived at eight major Chinese ports during July 12-18, SMM estimates. That rebounded 1.45 million mt from the prior week and rose 5.36 million mt from the previous year. SHANGHAI

Major ports in China have seen slower customs clearing for frozen food due to strict anti-virus and testing measures, on the back of a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to a wholesale food market in Beijing, and positive testing results o

Testing of imported food for the novel coronavirus is pushing capacity at some major Chinese ports to their limit, major shippers told customers this week, warning of additional fees and possible diversions to other ports. China stepped up

Coal handling at Zhoushan port in eastern Chinas Zhejiang province climbed 21.05% year on year to 2.66 million tonnes in June, China News Service reported. The port handled a total 13.92 million tonnes of coal over January-June, rising 12%

Chinas Tianjin Port saw cargo throughput rise 1.7 percent year-on-year to 208 million tons in the first half of this year, according to the Tianjin Port (Group) Co Ltd. The container throughput of the northern Chinese port surpassed 8.57 mi

Tangshan port has become Chinas largest iron ore import port, steel export port and important oil and gas import base and storage center within ten years. According to Tangshan municipal government in a press conference, Tangshan port handl

There is so much oil in floating storage in Chinas ports that they cant even bring it all onshore. There are 50 million barrels on ships filled with crude, according to a report by ClipperData, and that is up from the normal 10 million barr

On the evening of July 7, Dalian Port announced the merger plan of Yingkou Port. Dalian Port plans to merge with Yingkou Port at a price of 16.765 billion yuan by issuing A-shares in exchange for shares. As the merged party, Yingkou Port wi

Coal exports from Australias Gladstone port to China increased by 26.38% from a year ago to 1.78 million tonnes in June, according to data from Gladstone Ports Corporation. The exports were also a 2.04% increase from a month ago, data showe

Coal handling of Huanghua port, one of major coal transfer ports in northern China, reached 18.75 million tonnes in June, exceeding 735,000 tonnes from the previous record, according to China Energy Investment Corporation (CHN Energy). Huan

On July 1, Dalian Port issued a notice on the resolution of the board of directors. The board of directors agreed to elect Mr. Wei Minghui as chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Cao Dong and Mr. Qi Yue as vice-chairman. At the same time

China has retaliated Indias custom hurdles of its manufactured products with equal measure. Indian exporters have begun to face similar issues with their consignments at the Chinese ports, as per an Indian Express report. After the developm

Taking the opportunity of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, Chongqing Port Logistics Group and Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group signed a cooperation agreement on June 17. According to the agreement, both s

Dalian Port announced on June 19 that the company were planning to merge Yingkou Port and to raise supporting funds by issuing A-shares to all shareholders of Yingkou Port. Trading of the company was suspended from June 22. On the evening o

Since March this year, international oil prices began to decline, domestic companies have increased imports of crude oil. Since May, shipments of crude have been arriving at Chinese ports, taking advantage of the collapse in oil prices. Due