Jining in east China’s Shandong Province has made significant progress in leveraging the unique advantages of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to build an inland river shipping center in northern China, according to a press conference held by Jining Municipal People’s Government Information Office. July 20.

Combined cargo throughput at Jining ports increased 30.2 percent year-on-year to nearly 28.32 million tons between January and June this year, during which these ports handled 23,000 equivalent containers. twenty feet, up 168.9% over the same period last year. an official said at the press conference.

The 14th Congress of the Communist Party of China in Jining proposed to relentlessly implement the strategy of making breakthroughs in modern port and sea logistics services, and established the modern Jining port and sea logistics development headquarters, with the aim of uniting the efforts of the whole city to stimulate the development of industry. .

Officials revealed at the conference that to accelerate the growth of Jining’s modern port and maritime logistics industry, the city has divided Jining Port into eight port areas and determined various collection and distribution channels, providing guidance and a basis for the development and construction of Jining Port. as well as efforts to effectively protect and rationally use coastal resources.

In an effort to promote the modernization of the modern port and maritime logistics industry, Jining has made scientific planning and promoted the synergy and deep integration of ports and industrial areas in the hinterland.

In addition, the city has endeavored to improve the processing capacity of its ports, with efforts concentrated on the construction of three port hubs with a capacity of more than 100 million tons. He also worked to accelerate the upgrading and transformation of the Jining section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, among other major projects, to expand the market for logistics services and trade, and to build five major industrial parks to comprehensively facilitate the integrated development of ports and industries.

In addition, Jining has established an intelligent business platform for logistics services. In the first half of this year, 432,600 tons of goods were traded through the platform, with the total transaction value reaching 919 million yuan.

While the share of goods destined for trade in the total turnover of Jining Port and Shipping Development Group Co., Ltd., operator of the ports of Jining, amounts to 96.96%, the ports of the city are transform into high value-added ports and increasingly play important roles in sectors such as foreign trade and finance.

Jining Modern Port and Sea Logistics Development Headquarters will further boost the endogenous impetus of Jining’s modern port and sea logistics industry and accelerate the comprehensive modernization and revitalization of inland waterway transport, aiming to form a modern comprehensive logistics paradigm, Zhang said. Meng, deputy director of the headquarters office.
Source: GlobalTimes