Ports in east China’s Jiangsu province got off to a flying start at the beginning of this year by studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on transportation as the pioneer of China's modernization, implement the decisions of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, and go all out to promote the construction of a transportation modernization demonstration zone.
An international freighter was seen docking at Lianyungang New Oriental Container Terminal to load and unload cargo. The port has opened the second classic route from Lianyungang to Russia this year.
With 119 vessel arrivals in January, the port's overall container volumes increased by 3% from the same period last year.
Xie Jiawu, Deputy Manager of Market Development Department of Lianyungang New Oriental Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
We are actively developing new routes,increasing the density of feeder lines between Lianyungang Port and Shanghai Port,and increasing the sea and rail intermodal routes along the Longhai Railway.These market development strategies will help achieve the market development target of a 15% increase in container volume in 2022.
At the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang Logistics Cooperation Base, a freight train was being loaded with 50 carriages of daily necessities, office supplies, and mechanical equipment to be ready for traveling to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries via the Horgos port.
In January, the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang Logistics Cooperation Base opened 64 China-Europe freight trains, a year-on-year increase of 65.2%. In the meantime, Lianyungang Port is stepping up the efforts for the completion of the second phase of the 300-thousand-ton waterway project in June.
Cai Hui, Executive Deputy Commander of Lianyungang Port 300,000-ton Waterway Project Headquarters
According to the current construction progress,we have full confidence,determination and ability to fully complete the second phase of the 300,000-ton waterway before the end of June,and achieve the goal of opening the 300,000-ton waterway in Xuwei Port Area so as to ensure the operation of the large-scale petrochemical base in Lianyungang,especially Shenghong Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd.
Focusing on the goal of building a modernized demonstration zone for transportation, Jiangsu has made steady efforts to promote the construction of port and shipping infrastructure and enhanced service capabilities, as is evidenced by the fact that the province has achieved stable development of port and shipping construction and production since the start of the new year.
In January, the ports in Jiangsu completed a cargo throughput of 270 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.
Thanks to the continuous improvement of the container route network and the continuous optimization of the inter-modal transport business, the province's ports completed a container throughput of 1.895 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%.
In the meantime, the ports in Jiangsu reported steady growth in the domestic cargo throughput against the backdrop of the declining foreign trade cargo throughput.
Inland river ports, including Yancheng Port, Jiangyin Port, Lianyungang Port, Changzhou Port and Taizhou, have reported a year-on-year increase of more than 20% in freight volume, which has effectively guaranteed the transportation reserves of key strategic materials such as coal, oil and gas, metal ores, building materials, and grains, providing strong support for Jiangsu's high-quality economic development.
