Analysis on the Layout and Capacity Adaptability of China’s Coastal Iron Ore Unloading Terminals

Abstract

As the most important raw material for the iron and steel industry, demand for iron ore is rapidly recovering with the steady recovery of domestic machinery, manufacturing and other iron and steel-related industries. Recently, the number of ore ships waiting to berth has increased significantly at the major iron ore unloading ports along the coast of China. Factors, such as weather influences and concentrated arrivals, make the problem of port ore ships under pressure reappear. This article describes the overall situation of China’s iron and steel market and coastal iron ore transportation and analyzes the characteristics of iron ore import transportation in various regions. The construction layout, stockpiling situation conditions and the capacity adaptability of China’s iron ore terminals are systematically studied. And it proposes that the specialized ore unloading terminals generally need to meet the demand of foreign trade imports. However, the capacity of the Bohai Rim, the Yangtze River Delta and the regions are-as along the coast is still tight, and the local port pressure is still prominent. In the future, further research and the optimization of China’s iron ore unloading terminal system should be done. Through AIS dynamic data monitoring, port and shipping big data mining and analysis, and the other new technical means, the adaptability of iron ore unloading capacity at terminal is refined research, the peak arrival of ships and other situations are properly handled, and China’s iron ore foreign trade Import transportation is protected stablly and safely.