[Shanghai Shipping Exchange: composite Index of Pallet scarcity in Coastal bulk Transport Market continues its decline this week] the Shanghai Shipping Exchange released a weekly report on China's coastal (bulk) transport market on May 13. This week, terminal demand continues to be weak, transport market pallets are scarce, and the coastal bulk composite index continues to decline. On May 12th, the China Coastal (bulk) Composite Freight Index released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange closed at 997.16 points, down 3.9% from the previous period.