SDIC Jingtang port coal stock rises last wk

Feb 28, 2011 By en.sxcoal

Coal stockpiled at SDIC Jingtang port, one of North China’s main loading ports, increased 13.37 percent in the week from Feb 22 to 28, according to a report from Qinhuangdao Seaborne Coal Market.

During the week, daily coal inventory at the port rose 235,800 tonnes on average from the previous week to 2 million tonnes, said the report.

As of Feb 28, Jingtang port had 2.05 million tonnes coal in stock, the highest stock since 2009.

Statistics showed coal transported to the port via railway decreased 49,700 tonnes to 873,900 tonnes last week, down 5.38 percent from a week ago, averaging 124,800 tonnes per day.

As Jingtang port closed the navigation for 20 hours due to gale occurred on Feb 27, coal handling at the port fell 167,000 tonnes or 24.42 percent from the previous week to 651,000 tonnes, averaging 93,000 tonnes a day, it added.

There were a total of 202 vessels waiting off the port last week, jumping 44.28 percent from a week ago or 62 vessels more.

North China ports see coal stocks down 0.88 pct

Feb 18,2011

Coal stockpiles at four major loading ports in northern China slightly decreased 0.88 percent in the week from Feb 11 to 17, according to a report published by industry portal cqcoal.com.

As of Feb 17, a total of 14.74 million tonnes coal was stockpiled in ports of Qinhuangdao, SDIC Caofeidian, Jingtang and Tianjin, dropping 132,000 tonnes from a week ago.

Qinhuangdao, China’s top loading port of the fuel, had 7.38 million tonnes coal in stock on Feb 17, up 2.92 percent or 227,000 tonnes from the previous week, data showed.

Meanwhile, coal stocks at ports of SDIC Caofeidian and Jingtang grew 4.67 percent and 4.93 percent to 2.24 million and 3.19 million tonnes respectively, an increase of 100,000 and 150,000 tonnes, while that at Tianjin port declined 8.02 percent or 155,000 tonnes from a week ago to 1.78 million tonnes, according to statistics.

Coal shippers were active to transport power generating coal to secure power supply in southern China during the Spring Festival

Meanwhile, downstream main power plants sent more vessels to ports to load coal, primarily in-plan power coal, to replenish their stocks.

(sourced:en.sxcoal.com)

SDIC Jingtang port coal handling slips

Feb 12,2011

Coal handled at Jingtang port amounted to 704,600 tonnes in the week from Feb 1 to 7, sources learnt from Qinhuangdao Seaborne Coal Market.

The volume handled was a decrease of 110,000 tonnes or 13.5 percent from a previous week, averaging 100,600 tonnes each day, statistics showed.

Coal transported to the port by railway increased 12,100 tonnes or 1.39 percent from a week before to 949,700 tonnes, averaging 135,600 tonnes per day, according to the coal portal.

Vessels waiting off the port for loading were 104, 56 expected, and an average of 14 vessels was loaded, with 8 expected, it added.

Daily coal stockpiled at Jingtang port averaged 1.58 million tonnes, growing 61,400 tonnes from a week ago.

As of Feb 7, Jingtang port had 1.68 million tonnes coal in stock.
(sourced:en.sxcoal.com)