Zhitong Financial APP learned that on August 12, affected by the news that the water level of the Rhine River fell and shipping fees soared, the A-share port shipping plate fluctuated and rose. As of press time, Cosco Haite (600428.SH) pulled up the daily limit, while China Merchants Shipping (601872.SH) and Cosco Marine Energy (600026.SH) rose by more than 7%. China Merchants Southern Oil (601975.SH), Sheng Hang shares (001205.SZ), Xingtong shares (603209.SH), Changhang Phoenix (000520.SZ), COSCO Shipping Holdings (601919.SH), Antong Holdings (600179.SH) and other stocks rose.

According to media reports, since this summer, due to the continuous high temperature and drought, the precipitation has decreased, and the water level of the Rhine River flowing through Germany has dropped, which has hindered the local shipping industry and caused freight rates to soar. The latest data as of the 10th show that the water depth of some basins is only 48 cm, and some cargo ships have to cut more than 30% of their cargo. Freight through the Rhine has risen from 20 euros per tonne in June to 110 euros per tonne today.

In addition, according to the official account of the Ministry of Transport, according to the monitoring data collected by the Office of the leading Group of Logistics Baotong Baochang of the State Council, on Aug. 11, the cargo throughput of the monitoring port was 30.26 million tons, down 6.2% from the previous month, and the container throughput was 688000 TEU, an increase of 2.8% over the previous month.