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Monday, March 7, 2011

QHD port rail coal supply rises last week


Mar 7, 2011

Coal transported via railway to Qinhuangdao port, China’s top loading port of the fuel, started rising in the week from Feb 28 to Mar 6, after declining for three consecutive weeks, according to a report published by Qinhuangdao Seaborne Coal Market.

During the week, coal haulage to the port was an increase of 6.55 percent compared to last week to 4.81 million tonnes, averaging 687,700 tonnes per day, said the report.

Data showed Qinhuangdao port handled a total of 4.51 million tonnes coal last week, and daily 644,000 tonnes coal was shipped, surging 20.4 percent from a week ago.

An average of 168 vessels waited off the port for loading each day, growing 7.7 percent from a week before, showed data.

Last week, coal inventory at the port, once the highest 8.48 million tonnes on Mar 1 since 2011, averaged 8.42 million tonnes per day. As of Mar 6, Qinhuangdao port had 8.39 million tonnes coal in stock.(sourced:en.sxcoal)

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