According to the data issued by NDRC recently, the coal shipments in China's main ports amounted to 59.37 million t in March, increasing by 14.09 million t or 31.1% year over year. Meanwhile the shipments for domestic trade reached 57.42 million t, raising by 34% year on year and the shipments for the foreign trade came to 1.8 million t, dropping by 25.6% year over year. On the other hand, the inventories in China's main ports rose to 21.9 million t in March, representing an increase 16.7% year on year and a decline of 11.4% month on month.