China's weekly coastal bulk freight index declines
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Aerial photo taken on March 2, 2022 shows a view of the container terminal of Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (File photo: Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's coastal bulk freight index went down in the week ending on Jan. 13, 2023, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE).

The composite index for coastal bulk freight fell 1.3 percent week on week to 1,019.26, said the SSE.

The coal sub-index went down 1.5 percent to 982.51, SSE data showed.

The SSE initiated the index in 2001, under the guidance of the Ministry of Transport, to reflect the fluctuations of the Chinese coastal transport market.