"Differentiation" of ports in Yangtze River delta: The export of low value-added goods

July 16, the Shanghai Railway Bureau, which is in line with the Yangtze River Delta Railway Transportation, showed the data to our correspondent that as of July 15, the Shanghai Railway Bureau sent 115.35 million tons of goods globally, increasing by 9.54 million tonnes over the same period last year and increasing 9%.　　According to the Shanghai Railway Bureau, the Propaganda department told the newspaper, this increase is mainly due to the Yangtze River Delta economic recovery, to build a coal base in Lianyungang and northern Zhejiang Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the bulk of the goods both warmed up, driving the rise of railway freight here. "and hinterland, Anhui Huainan Coal Base Enterprises, MA Steel, Baosteel and other large steel enterprises on iron ore, coal demand, is also a major driving factor."　　"The Shanghai Railway Bureau said. Rail transport is the main gateway to the mainland. Behind the increasingly busy rails, the integrated Yangtze River delta ports are looking for opportunities for breakthroughs at the bottom of the crisis.　　According to the situation announced by the parties, the Yangtze River delta "one Wings" pattern, the wings of Jiangsu, Zhejiang Port compared to Shanghai port to appear more active.　　Stability of bulk cargo increment the reporter from Ningbo port group, "2009 1-June Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Throughput Situation" pointed out that the first half of Ningbo-Zhoushan port, its container throughput of 4.668 million TEU, only for the same period last year 89.23%. However, the report also showed a steady increase in cargo throughput in the port of Ningbo as demand for bulk goods and crude oil increased.　　In the first half, Ningbo-Zhoushan port cargo throughput of 266 million tons, an increase of 3.13% than last year. From the first half of each month, the increase in cargo throughput showed a strong momentum: in January year-on-year decline of 12.99%, February further down 14.59%, March decline narrowed to 1.29%, April on the bottom, into the warmer channel.　　The 4, 5 and 6 three-month increases were: 10.02%, 18.86% and 16%.　　Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Management Committee General Xu told the reporter, among them, iron ore, media, coal, oil increase in the larger. "In accordance with the rules of the past, 2―3 month, the bulk of imports of goods colder, with the Yangtze River delta power consumption, and June-September is the peak of coal, iron ore and other imports, the future of this piece of imports will be further expanded."　　Director Xu pointed out that the current iron ore price negotiations are still in progress, as steel companies in the future price expectations rise, so the current import is quite large. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port data show: The first half of the crude oil throughput of 45 million tons, an increase of 5.83% than last year, the increase relative to coal, oil and food.　　According to the analysis, this is based on the further increase in international oil prices are expected to increase imports. In the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta, Lianyungang is building billions of tons of coal ports. Lianyungang Local Tax Bureau July 14 released data shows that the first half of Lianyungang port to complete the cargo throughput reached 56.67 million tons, an increase of 10.27%.　　In addition to iron ore, coal, coke, steel, non-ferrous metals, fertilizers and other key goods have increased. China Logistics Information Center HighHigh-level economist Gao Wei pointed out that the increase in output of steel companies, prices rebound, although will promote the rebound in iron ore imports. But now the worry is that if the steel industry is not supported by terminal demand, will the demand for iron ore continue to follow in the three or four quarter?　　This may lead to new overcapacity, thus increasing the steel industry two of times to inventory. "The latest data show that in June, 50,000 projects started in the country, the Yangtze River delta large-scale projects started, many raw materials, etc. also need to import, which may also be a good offset."　　"said Gao Wei. Foreign trade: Low value-added goods to get warmer cut to the present, the first half of the Shanghai port throughput data has not been announced.　　However, the Shanghai Customs has released the foreign trade data shows that the Shanghai port situation is not optimistic.　　According to the Shanghai Customs July 13 Statistics, in the international market downturn in the background, in the first half of 2009, the Shanghai Customs Import and export of 226.27 billion U.S. dollars, the same period last year down 23.7%, there has been a eight-month decline in the grim situation.　　From the import and export direction of the region, Shanghai close to the main European and American Japan three major markets, import and export are in decline, the European Union, the United States and Japan respectively import and export 51.6 billion U.S. dollars, 40 billion U.S. dollars and 31.4 billion U.S. dollars, year-on-year decline of 23%, 20.2% and 23.6% respectively. The main reasons are the shrinking demand of high value-added products and the decline of re-export trade of container freight.　　Since traditional commodities do not travel much from Shanghai port, Shanghai, which builds an international shipping center, will face the need for new hardware construction (such as railways). Sun Li, deputy dean of the Economic College of Fudan University in Shanghai, insists that this round of economic rebound will begin with low-value-added industries such as textiles and footwear.　　But now the textile industry and other traditional industries, currently through its proximity to the port import and export, so the Shanghai port relatively no big improvement.　　Shanghai has the advantage of port hinterland, but with the export of high value-added electrical products has been greatly reduced, the entrepot trade of container freight which Shanghai undertakes is also being dragged down.　　Even so, the Shanghai port of the "pearl", Yangshan port in May, the container throughput of the relatively rebound, the port of the month in the number of ships 559 Shing, the chain growth of 7.7%, the month total container throughput 630,000 standard box, the chain growth of 8.6%.　　In the southern part of Shanghai's Zhejiang Province, its foreign trade is recovering.　　July 13, Zhejiang Customs Department released the latest data, although June, Zhejiang Import and export trade has not been out of the "double drop", but the year-on-year decline narrowed, the situation is better in May: The first half, Zhejiang Cumulative total Import and export value of 83.03 billion U.S. dollars, down 18.9%, down less than the national average decline of 4.6%　　It is noteworthy that Zhejiang accumulated foreign trade surplus of 34.47 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for the first half of the national foreign trade surplus of 35.6%. If from the export commodity structure, the first half of Zhejiang appeared a "different movement", the first half of Zhejiang export electromechanical products 24.14 billion U.S. dollars, down 25.3%. Export apparel and clothing accessories 8.98 billion USD, underDown 3.1%, textile and apparel and other traditional labor-intensive products, the current situation is significantly better than the export of electromechanical products. "This shows that at present, domestic labor-intensive products still have a cost advantage that can not be neglected." A director of Zhejiang Federation of Commerce and Research department told reporters.