The volume of cargo on the largest land port between China and Russia has risen sharply

According to the latest statistical data from the port committee of Manzhouli City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the import and export cargo volume of the Manzhouli port in 2012 exceeded 28 million tons.

According to statistics, in 2012, the cargo volume of the Manzhouli port was completed 28.172 million tons, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year; the number of people entering and leaving the port was 1.688 million, an increase of 20.1% year-on-year.

In 2011, imported crude oil at the Manzhouli Railway Port was cancelled, resulting in a gap of about 9 million tons of port cargo. The situation of port cargo transportation is very severe. Faced with difficulties and challenges, the joint inspection and transportation department of Manzhouli Port has done everything possible to adopt measures to increase imports of new types of coal. The import volume of bulk cargoes achieved a gradual increase in port cargo volume. In 2012, the timber import was 8.901 million cubic meters (7.121 million tons), a year-on-year decrease of 12.4%. Due to the impact of the macroeconomic situation and the country’s strict regulation on the real estate industry, the domestic timber market has a weak demand, and on August 23, Russia began to impose quotas on the export of logs to China, resulting in a reduction in timber imports. The import of iron ore was 5.176 million tons, an increase of 1.1% year-on-year. The overall loss and overcapacity status of the domestic steel industry have not changed much. The international market iron ore prices have continued to decline, resulting in a decline in the import volume of ore fines, which has gradually declined from the sharp increase at the beginning of the year. The import of coal was 2.353 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 30.7 times. With the constant streamlining of all aspects of coal import, and the continuous exploration of domestic coal market prices, it has effectively stimulated the continuous growth of coal imports. The import of fertilizer was 1,446,000 tons, an increase of 32.4% year-on-year. The lack of domestic production capacity is the main reason for promoting the growth of potassium fertilizer imports. In addition, the Manzhouli Railway Port has added 2 mechanization dressing lines for chemical fertilizers and 20 sets of dressing equipment, which has improved the dressing efficiency of the chemical fertilizers at the port and provided the necessary guarantee for the increase in imports of fertilizers.

Manzhouli is the largest land port between China and Russia, and bears more than 60% of the land transport tasks between China and Russia each year.