Port and transport situation has improved inventory rose slightly

weak demand and two sessions and other factors, to improve overall strength is still relatively limited.
3 Yue 14 Ri (Xingqi Yi) last week, with the market waiting to see atmosphere eased and the Bohai Rim region weather conditions turn for the better, each port coal transit situation is getting warmer, and out of a general increase in the amount of work, but by weak demand and held two sessions and other factors, to improve overall strength is still relatively limited.

Thanks to an increase in ship operation and a sealless Air interference from Qinhuangdao Port shipments gradually rebounded higher, weeks, most of the time more than 400,000 tons, more than twice climbed to 570,000 tons a better level. Last week, the average daily Qinhuangdao Port Anchorage ship 30, an increase over the previous week, the average daily quantity of 473,000 tons to call up the previous week increased 121,000 tons. Tune into the hand, in the coal mines and coal prices increased operating rates boosted transferred to coastal ports continued to rise, but because of some coal mine production and shipments during the two sessions is limited, the overall supply remained low.

Last week, the average daily amount transferred to Qinhuangdao Port increased from 41,000 to 464,000 tons the previous week, returned to normal levels before the holiday. Due to the relatively high amount transferred out, week stock topped 3.7 million tons, followed by a slight drop. As of March 14, Qinhuangdao Port coal storage 3.595 million tons, compared with the previous weekend, an increase of 8.5 million tons, the ship anchorage 26, which has the formalities boat five.

Surrounding the port side, Caofeidian port closure flight time narrowed sharply to less than five hours, in addition to increased ship formalities, shipments turn rebound. Last week, the average daily Caofeidian tune the amount of 117,000 tons, compared with the previous week increased by 1.3 million tons. Tune into the side, with the increase in the overall supply sources, Caofeidian port transferred to the amount of further recovery, wher the average daily amount transferred to up to 147,000 tons, compared with the previous week increased by 3.8 million tons. Because of the amount transferred to tune out higher than the amount of port stocks higher volatility. As of March 14, Caofeidian port stored coal 1.52 million tons compared with the previous week increased 40,000 tons, the ship anchorage 7, but no formalities. Jingtang Port backlog inventories to rise, the current 166 million tons, compared with the previous week increased by 33 million tons.

With the southern industrial enterprises have resumed production, coastal power plant coal consumption to rise further. Last week, the average daily coal consumption of six coastal power plants 573,000 tons, compared with the previous week increased 50,000 tons, the average daily stock 11.37 million tons, 1.073 million tons the previous week decline. In the coal consumption to rise accelerated pace of inventory situation is expected to follow downstream procurement replenishment size will be release.