2015年8月,长江干散货运输市场行情小幅下降,本月长江干散货综合运价指数为668.25点,较上月下降0.60%。其中:本月,高温天气未持续出现,工业、厂矿、民用月耗电量整体偏低,加之雨水相对充沛,水电增加,火电需求增长有限,电厂去库存过程呈现缓慢态势;钢铁行业持续低迷,部分钢厂生产动力不足,“海进江”煤炭需求量减少,长江煤炭运输市场行情小幅下跌。本月煤炭运价指数为572.69点,较上月下降1.89%。尽管钢铁行业市场仍不景气,但沿江铁矿石 In August 2015, the dry bulk shipping market in the Yangtze River slightly declined. The Composite Freight Index for the Yangtze River dry bulk cargoes for the month was 668.25 points, down 0.60% from the previous month. Among them: the high temperature weather did not persist this month, the monthly power consumption of industry, factories, mines and civilians was generally low, coupled with relatively abundant rainfall, increased hydropower, limited growth of thermal power demand and a slowdown in the process of going to inventory in power plants; the downturn in the iron and steel industry, Part of the lack of motivation for the production of steel mills, “sea into the river,” reduce the demand for coal, the Yangtze River coal transport market fell slightly. The coal freight index for the month was 572.69 points, down 1.89% from the previous month. Although the steel industry is still sluggish market, but along the iron ore