SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (SMM) - SMM statistics showed that China’s steel port shipments by domestic trade totalled 6.28 million mt in the week of October 1-7, down 27% week-on-week. Among them, the combined shipments across six major ports in the north (Jingtang Port, Caofeidian Port, Bayuquan Port, Tianjin Xingang Port, Huanghua Port, Jinzhou Port) were 2.63 million mt, accounting for 42% of the total shipments. The combined shipments across three major ports in east China (Shanghai Port, Zhangjiagang Port and Lanbei Port) were 384,200 mt, accounting for 6% of the total shipments. The combined shipments across two major ports in south China (Zhanjianggang Port and Fangchenggang Port) were 591,300 mt, accounting for 9% of the total shipments.
China steel port shipments under domestic trade (10,000 mt)
Steel arrivals across Chinese ports under domestic trade were 5.7 million mt last week, down 3.02 million mt on a weekly basis. Among them, arrivals across the 13 major ports in east China were 3.19 million mt, accounting for 56% of the total arrivals. Arrivals at Guangzhou Port in south China were 541,900 mt, accounting for 10% of the total arrivals.
China steel port arrivals under domestic trade (10,000 mt)
Steel shipments by ports outside China were 1.69 million mt last week, down 7% from a week ago. Shipments by Chinese ports for exports were 1.44 million mt, a decrease of 23% on a weekly basis.
Global steel shipments by product
Steel port arrivals in China under foreign trade by product
