East China’s Jiangsu province reported 1.55 billion tons of port throughput in the first half of this year, indicating gradual recovery of the province’s economic growth.
In front of berth No. 68 in Lianyungang Port, 3,865 cars from SAIC and Chery are slowly entering the cabin, ready to be loaded into the SS "Yuheng Pioneer" to be exported to Chile.
Since the beginning of this year, Lianyungang Port has actively responded to market changes and increased the ro-ro liner routes from Lianyungang to the Russian Far East, South America and Indonesia to ensure that the ocean-going ro-ro routes reach out to Eurasia and Africa, and provide a solid foundation for the steady growth of Lianyungang's car exports.
Peng Qiao, Deputy General Manager of Dongfang Port Branch of Jiangsu Lianyungang Port Co., Ltd.
The province's ports and terminals have flexibly allocated port and shipping logistics resources, promoted the upgrading of the port terminals along the Yangtze River, optimized the process transformation and operation methods, and significantly improved the operation efficiency.
From January to June, Jingjiang Port completed a cargo throughput of 113 million tons, with mining and construction materials, coal and products, metal ore, grain, and timber ranking the top five in terms of throughput.
Xu Jianping, Manager of Single Vessel Guidance Department of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Port Co., Ltd.
In the first half of this year, the province's ports completed a cargo throughput of 1.55 billion tons and a container throughput of 11.229 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%. The province also completed 559 thousand TEUs of inland water containers, a year-on-year increase of 59.9%, realizing the steady progress of port and shipping transportation and the steady improvement of production and operation.
