Container volume at eight major Chinese ports like Port of Shanghai — the world's busiest container port in 2020 — Port of Tianjin, the largest port in Northern China and the main maritime gateway to Beijing, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Xiamen, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen increased 8.3% in late September after recording a 3.8% rise earlier that month.

Export container volume at Dalian port, which is the largest multi-purpose port in Northeast China serving the seaports North Asia, East Asia and the Pacific Rim, grew over 50% while Shanghai port saw an increase of over 20% for the period.

Cargo throughput at major coastal Chinese ports was up 6.5% year-on-year, after declining by 4% during the first part of the month.

Meanwhile, international trade cargo volume was also up by 11.7% after dropping by 6.4%  in early September.

Crude oil shipments at major coastal ports was also up 14.3% over the last year, as metal ore shipments declines by 2.2% year-on-year. Both crude oil and iron ore freight dropped in early September. 

For the period cargo throughput at the ports of Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chongqing — major Yangtze river gateways — was up 2.7% but container volume decreased by 7.6%.

Port of Chongqing is the biggest river port in the southwest of China.