Report Industry Investment Rating - The report gives a "Bullish" rating for the shipping and port industry [2] Core Viewpoints - The overall throughput performance is stable, so the report maintains a "Bullish" rating for the shipping and port sector [8] Summary by Directory 1. Overview: National Import-Export Volume and Cargo Throughput - **Import-Export Volume**: From January to July 2025, the national import-export volume reached 25.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%. The national import volume was 10.39 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6%, and the national export volume was 15.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.3% [2] - **Cargo Throughput**: From January to July 2025, the cargo throughput of major coastal ports in China reached 66.83 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%, and the foreign trade cargo throughput of major coastal ports reached 28.85 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.2% [3] 2. Containers: Container Shipping Freight Rates and Container Throughput - **Container Shipping Freight Rates**: On August 29, 2025, CCFI closed at 1,156.32 points, a year-on-year decrease of 42.74% and a month-on-month decrease of 1.58%. SCFI closed at 1,445.06 points, a year-on-year decrease of 53.35% and a month-on-month increase of 2.1% [4] - **Container Throughput**: From January to July 2025, the container throughput of major coastal ports in China reached 178.71 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. The year-on-year growth rates of Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, and Shenzhen were 7.8%, 4.4%, 9.4%, and 8.8% respectively [4] 3. Liquid Bulk: Oil Shipping Freight Rates and Crude Oil Throughput - **Oil Shipping Freight Rates**: On August 29, 2025, BDTI closed at 1,045 points, a year-on-year increase of 18.62% and a month-on-month increase of 0.29%. On August 28, 2025, the TCE of TD3C, TD25, and TD22 routes were 49,000, 42,700, and 43,300 US dollars per day respectively [6] - **Crude Oil Throughput**: From January to July 2025, China's crude oil imports reached 327 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. The crude oil throughput of major crude oil unloading port enterprises reached 229 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.34% [6] 4. Dry Bulk: Bulk Shipping Freight Rates and Iron Ore, Coal Throughput - **Bulk Shipping Freight Rates**: On August 29, 2025, BDI closed at 2,025 points, a year-on-year increase of 11.63% and a month-on-month increase of 4.17% [7] - **Iron Ore Throughput**: On August 27, 2025, the port iron ore inventory was 133 million tons. From January to July 2025, the iron ore throughput of major iron ore unloading port enterprises reached 800 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2% [7] - **Coal Throughput**: On August 29, 2025, the coal inventory in northern ports was 23 million tons. From January to July 2025, the coal throughput of major coal shipping port enterprises in the north reached 395 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.35% [7] 5. Monthly Throughput of Key Port Listed Companies - **Shanghai International Port Group**: In July 2025, the cargo throughput was 51 million tons, and the container throughput was 4.616 million TEUs. From January to July 2025, the cumulative cargo throughput was 348 million tons, and the cumulative container throughput was 31.681 million TEUs [88] - **Ningbo Port**: In July 2025, the cargo throughput was 95 million tons, and the container throughput was 4.31 million TEUs. From January to July 2025, the cumulative cargo throughput was 695 million tons, and the cumulative container throughput was 29.74 million TEUs [88] - **China Merchants Port Holdings**: In July 2025, the container throughput of Pearl River Delta ports was 1.489 million TEUs, and the container throughput of overseas ports was 3.231 million TEUs. From January to July 2025, the cumulative container throughput of Pearl River Delta ports was 10.457 million TEUs, and the cumulative container throughput of overseas ports was 22.441 million TEUs [88] - **Beibu Gulf Port**: In July 2025, the cargo throughput was 30 million tons, and the container throughput was 792,300 TEUs. From January to July 2025, the cumulative cargo throughput was 205 million tons, and the cumulative container throughput was 5.5508 million TEUs [88] - **Guangzhou Port**: In July 2025, the cargo throughput was 50 million tons, and the container throughput was 2.272 million TEUs. From January to July 2025, the cumulative cargo throughput was 337 million tons, and the cumulative container throughput was 15.676 million TEUs [88]