From January to October, the country's main port throughput data ranking
From January to October this year, the cumulative cargo throughput of ports across the country was 14.506 billion tons, an increase of 3.4%. Among them, the foreign trade cargo throughput of 4.506 billion tons, an increase of 7.4%. Container throughput was 276 million TEU, an increase of 7.6%.
From the import and export data, according to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, the total value of China's import and export of goods trade was 36.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2% year-on-year (the same below). Among them, the export was 20.8 trillion yuan, up by 6.7%; Imports reached 15.22 trillion yuan, up 3.2%. In terms of a single month's data, imports and exports in October increased by 4.6% year-on-year, nearly 4 percentage points faster than in September. In addition to the popular consumer festivals such as "Double Eleven", "Black Five", Christmas and Spring Festival, the concentrated efforts of a package of incremental policies have also brought a new round of stimulus to foreign trade.
From January to October, the top ten container throughput of major ports in the country were: Shanghai Port (1st), Ningbo Zhoushan Port (2nd), Shenzhen Port (3rd), Qingdao Port (4th), Guangzhou Port (5th), Tianjin Port (6th), Xiamen Port (7th), Suzhou Port (8th), Beibu Gulf Port (9th), Rizhao Port (10th).
Compared with the previous period, the top ten in this list did not change, but following the previous period was surpassed by Fuzhou Port, Foshan Port made efforts in October to achieve a reverse. It should be noted that since 2024, the major ports in the country have released sub-port data, and the major ports come from the National Port and Waterway Layout Plan, and some port data are not included in the list due to caliber adjustment or large changes, which is not suitable for comparison.
Since the beginning of this year, the container throughput of various ports has maintained a high operation, and the container throughput of many ports has maintained a growth trend in the first 10 months of this year.
Specifically, Shenzhen Port has ushered in rapid growth, according to the latest data released by Shenzhen Transportation, the container throughput of Shenzhen Port has once again exceeded 30 million TEUs, and the proportion of heavy containers has shown an increasing trend year by year for 3 consecutive years. Among them, the foreign trade container throughput of 25.57 million TEU, a growth rate of 13%. It is reported that Shenzhen Port has added a total of 6 "point-to-point" cross-border e-commerce shipping express lines this year, and 30 regular operations. At the same time, comprehensively deepen the cooperation with the Pan-Asia shipping company under COSCO Maritime Control, and improve the scale of domestic trade and near-ocean shipping logistics through "scattered transformation"; Dachao Bay Port area opened "Dachao Bay - Zhongshan" and other domestic and foreign trade shipping routes, further widening the western port area of Shenzhen cargo import and export routes.
From January to October, Foshan Port, which is also part of the Greater Bay Area, completed a cumulative container throughput of 3.12 million TEUs, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year. Since the beginning of this year, Foshan Port has continuously optimized the customs clearance process, carried out the construction of smart ports, standardized import and export link costs, optimized the import and export service environment and 24 measures in four aspects, vigorously optimized the port business environment and improved the port clearance efficiency. At the same time, it will strengthen its connection with major international ports such as Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, replicate and promote the "Bay Area - Hong Kong Stock Connect" and "Greater Bay Area Combined Ports" projects, and smooth international shipping logistics. From January to October 2024, the import and export containers of Foshan Customs area through the "One Port Connect" and "combined ports" are about 284,200 TEU, an increase of 7.73%, and the customs clearance is shortened to 1 to 2 days, and the cost is reduced by nearly 20%.
Also registering double-digit growth were Beibu Gulf Port, Yantai Port and Nantong Port. Among them, Beibu Gulf Port completed container throughput of 7.42 million TEUs from January to October, an increase of 14% year-on-year. As an important hub and gateway port of the new land-sea corridor in the west, Beibu Gulf Port has opened 78 domestic and foreign trade container routes, including 48 foreign trade container routes (6 ocean routes) and 30 domestic trade container routes. Since the beginning of this year, Beibu Gulf Port has continued to vigorously promote the construction of intelligence and information technology, helping to improve the efficiency of logistics services. An important breakthrough has been made in the integration of sea-rail transport, taking the lead in realizing real-time docking between ports and railway systems nationwide, greatly improving the efficiency of container transfer between railways and ports, and effectively reducing the cost of comprehensive logistics across the whole link.
From January to October, the top 10 cargo throughput of major ports in China were: Ningbo Zhoushan Port (1st), Shanghai Port (2nd), Tangshan Port (3rd), Qingdao Port (4th), Guangzhou Port (5th), Rizhao Port (6th), Suzhou Port (7th), Tianjin Port (8th), Yantai Port (9th), Beibu Gulf Port (10th).
Compared with the previous list, the top 20 of the list ushered in big changes. Suzhou Port surpassed Tianjin Port to rank 7th, Dalian Port surpassed Shenzhen Port to rank 14th, and Jiujiang Port entered the top 20 for the first time.
From January to October, the port of Suzhou completed a cargo throughput of 490 million tons, an increase of 0.7% year-on-year. In recent years, Suzhou Port has continued to promote the integration of port resources, layout of Yangtze River and inland river branch ship companies to increase cargo transfer in Zhangjiagang Port, joint with the Yangtze River heavy cargo to Zhangjiagang port reloading dock consolidation, pulp consolidation to Changshu port, and organization of agents to oil, chemical, wind power equipment and other characteristic cargo gathered in Changshu port. And give full play to the advantages of Taicang Port area trunk line, upgrade the level of "shuttle bus" service in Suzhou Port, co-ordinate the use of air route resources in Hong Kong to a greater extent, and attract more cargo sources in the hinterland through Suzhou Port consolidation.
Following the growth rate of cargo throughput in the previous period from negative to positive, Dalian Port made another effort in October, completing 267 million tons of cargo throughput from January to October, an increase of 2.5%. In addition to the increment brought by the need to warm up, Dalian Port is also constantly upgrading the level of port logistics infrastructure and accelerating the construction of port terminals. Among them, Changxing Island port Hengli polyester project 6 supporting piers completed; Construction of COFCO Oil and Oil supporting terminal and reconstruction of Dagang No. 7 passenger berth began; Accelerate the smart port upgrade, "Liao Zhitong" bulk cargo intelligent operating system online operation; And constantly improve the logistics infrastructure, Dalian Port Yidu cold chain global center warehouse construction started.
The dark horse player in this period is Jiujiang Port, from January to October, Jiujiang Port completed the cargo throughput of 182 million tons, an increase of 11.8%. Since the beginning of this year, Jiujiang City has not improved the construction of the whole logistics service system, launched the "Huxun Express" with high quality and efficiency, opened the direct route from Zhoushan to Jiujiang, opened the international direct flight route from Jiujiang Port to Russia in cooperation with Yueyang, and completed the special railway line in the west Port Area. In terms of port construction, Jiujiang is building a total of more than 20 port berths, including four new 10,000-ton berths, and has completed an investment of 720 million yuan, which can add 28.7 million tons of port capacity within the year.
In the current situation of global economic instability, the recovery of the domestic market has undoubtedly injected positive impetus to the port throughput. However, the growth of the surface data alone is not enough to explain the problem, whether it is driven by the real internal demand, or by the impact of short-term policy stimulus, the hidden driving factors behind this deserve our in-depth consideration. In the coming year of 2025, Trump's China policy after taking office and the potential threat of a strike by dockworkers in the East of the United States are swords hanging over the head, and how to turn the current achievements into long-term competitive advantages will be a problem that port managers must seriously consider.
