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As a logistics hub in Chongqing “three base four-port” one of the East, will start operation in Hong Kong harbor. East Port, is currently put into the three berths with an annual handling capacity of 250,000 TEU, after the completion of Phase III in 2020, will form a throughput of 1.3 million TEU in the international port.
East Port, located in Nan’an District within the Hong Kong and Cuntan across the river from Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (the Hong Kong Group), Shipping Construction Development Co., Ltd. Chongqing, Chongqing East Comprehensive Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. Hong Kong set up the tripartite investment, on Hong Kong by the Group Holdings, is responsible for operational management.
Will reach 1.3 million TEU annual throughput
East Port, the current three berths, including two 5,000-ton multi-purpose berths, one of 60 parking spaces for trucks Ro-Ro berths. In addition, terminal configuration database of a 6130 square meters removable box, a total of 16 sets of various cranes. Refrigerated container terminal can be stockpiling 300TEU.
East Port Container Terminal Co., Ltd. Chongqing, general manager of CAO Zhi-wei said that at present, East Port, the annual handling capacity of 20 million to 25 million TEU. According to plan, East Port, a remaining two container berths, will start building this year, completed end of next year. By then, East Port, the annual handling capacity will reach 50 million TEU. Phase III is completed, a total of 11 berths, the annual throughput will reach 1.3 million TEU.
Radiation international logistics center in western
It is understood that the logistics hub of the East Port, 18 km away from Chongqing, the central area, 16 km from the Jiangbei Airport. Relying Road – Outer Ring fish head bridge, water – the East Port, the railway – South East Link Transport, and form the western Chongqing radiation, both domestic and foreign trade logistics, set multimodal transport, domestic linkage as one of the state-level international logistics center .
CAO Zhi-wei said that the East Port, also Yu Xiang, Chongqing and Guizhou, Chongqing and Shanghai, Chengdu and other highway trunk connection, the radiation concentrated in the south region, Banan, and Nanchuan, Wulong, Chongqing and other Southeast Xiushan . Meanwhile, with the highway network, extended radiation to northern Yunnan, southern Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan region’s economic hinterland.
North-South Corridor connecting through the open area Banan
March 28, East Port, opened in Hong Kong, the South Bank area is also ground-breaking North-South Corridor start building. Transportation Secretary Chen Tingming Nan’an introduction, start building the North-South Corridor, is a Chongqing municipal planning part of the territory of East Avenue, south. East Avenue, East Port, the starting point, straight Ahmedabad South Peng highway logistics base, and the South East Port, Peng road link logistics base, is bound to promote economic development in the south of the Yangtze River.
“North-South Corridor on the south coast, the far-reaching.” Chenting Ming said the North-South Corridor is completed, will connect the two fish head the new district of the Yangtze River Bridge. North-South Corridor in the same time as the axis roads, the expressway along the south bank of three horizontal lines, garden road, the road more than 10 routes jade series. Formed by the road network, not only with the south bank of New River District, the two are closely linked, so that the two areas have interoperable industry channels, but also opened up the South Coast District and Banan economic ties, driving in the southern economy.
Chongqing Water logistics market bigger “cake”
Currently, the Municipality’s annual business volume of container is only about 60 million TEU, Chongqing within the container port business is still not saturated. “Construction on the Port Group Select the port of Chongqing, Chongqing saw in the development of momentum.” CAO Zhi-wei said.
Early 90s of last century, Shanghai Pudong to Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing’s Ports Corporation, the no lack of criticism. Facts have proved that it is Hong Kong companies to enter, a comprehensive upgrade of the Hong Kong Group management, technology and service level, win the market and international recognition.
There had been calculated on the Hong Kong Group, overseas container cargo transport to reach Shanghai, Chongqing, taking Shipping usually takes 7 to 10 days, transportation costs 2,000 yuan / or so by train or road transport, the time 2 to 3 days, but transport costs 1 yuan / and above. Despite the obvious advantage of water transportation prices, but the transfer Shanghai minutes goods to the Mainland, there Qicheng away land transportation, inland water transport reason is, information channels in logistics, management services, the discrepancy with the coast, Chongqing Golden Waterway Mining is very full advantage of water transportation.
CAO Zhi-wei said the Port of Chongqing during the year will be assigned to the East Port, accounting for 35% of the shares, which give the Hong Kong group laid the foundation for further cooperation. Port management on the Hong Kong Group will experience, resources and technology to Chongqing, Chongqing Waterway enhancing the overall level of the land away to regain the logistics of goods to market, jointly big water transport “cake.” CAO Zhi-wei spoke of a regional container throughput reached 100 million TEU years after they entered a rapid development period. Chongqing momentum point of view, the container port in the spring is coming.
Administrative Committee of Chongqing Tea Party Work Committee, said Ma Yong, East Port, the South Bank area is important to build one hundred billion industry support. East Port, opened to Hong Kong, the obvious advantage of reducing logistics costs, will benefit large agricultural fair Yu, small commodity wholesale market and so create the professional market, bringing a strong role in promoting.