20 15 10 15 The latest price index of thermal coal around the Bohai Sea closed at 387 yuan/ton, setting a new record since its release, down 2 1% compared with the same period last year.
Specifically, the mainstream transaction prices of thermal coal with a calorific value of 5,500 kcal/kg in Qinhuangdao Port, Caofeidian Port, SDIC Jingtang Port, Jingtang Port, Tianjin Port and Huanghua Port closed at 605-6 15 yuan/ton, 605-6 15 yuan/ton and 605-6/kloc-respectively. The trading price ranges of thermal coal with a calorific value of 5,000 kcal/kg in Caofeidian Port and Huanghua Port decreased by 5 yuan/ton compared with the previous reporting period, while the trading price ranges of the other four gathering and distributing ports remained the same as the previous reporting period.
Industry Insight Network "Analysis of Operation Situation and Development Trend of Thermal Coal Industry in China" shows that the domestic seaborne coal freight rate continues to decline. The index closed at 747.77 points, down 14.40 points, or 2.30%. Specific to some routes, the average coal freight rate of 50,000-60,000-ton ships from Qinhuangdao to Guangzhou decreased by 0.5 yuan/ton to 35. 1 yuan/ton; The average coal freight rate of 40,000-50,000-ton ships on the Qinhuangdao-Shanghai route decreased by 0.6 yuan/ton to 24.5 yuan/ton; The average coal freight rate of 20,000-30,000-ton ships from Qinhuangdao to Zhangjiagang decreased by 0.7 yuan/ton to 3 1. 1 yuan/ton.
The main producing areas of domestic thermal coal also tend to be stable. After the previous limited production and suspension of production, the inventory of coal enterprises dropped significantly. Some small and medium-sized coal mines in Inner Mongolia have resumed production, but the production capacity is not large. The total inventory of thermal coal in the four northern ports is about17.423 million tons, and the port inventory maintains a high level. Qinhuangdao Port has 6.5 million tons of coal, Jingtang Port has 349 1 10,000 tons, Caofeidian has 410.3 million tons and Tianjin Port has 3.302 million tons. Inventories still rose slightly, and the port transit volume was weak.