(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Suspension of "China's No. 1 Port" on the Lancang River Suspension of Passenger and Freight International Shipping
China News Agency, Kunming, April 4 (Mu Xiaoman) A reporter learned from the News Office of the People ’s Government of Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province on the 4th that in order to strictly prevent the outbreak of overseas epidemics, the Guanle Port, known as the “China ’s No. 1 Port” on the Lancang River, has been fully Suspension of passenger and cargo transportation.
Guan Lei Port is located on the Chinese side of the border river between the Lancang River and the Mekong River, 78 kilometers away from Myanmar ’s Sole Pier and 250 kilometers away from the “Golden Triangle”. It is the first port for countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion to enter and exit China via the Mekong River. In recent years, as the security situation has improved, the "golden waterway" of the Lancang-Mekong River has shown a prosperous scene, and the passenger and freight traffic of Guanli Port has also increased steadily.
The data shows that in 2019, Guanle Port completed a total passenger throughput of 4788 people, an increase of 139.64% year-on-year; cumulative foreign trade cargo throughput was 514,700 tons, an increase of 215.77% year-on-year.
The reporter learned that, due to the impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, passenger transport in Guanle Port has not resumed since it was suspended on January 26; freight was resumed on February 1 after a period of suspension, but with the rapid outbreak of the international epidemic, customs Leigang suspended cargo again on March 31.
“The suspension of passenger and cargo transportation in Guanle Port involves nearly 30 shipping companies, boat owners and 40 passenger and cargo ships in the jurisdiction, which directly affects the development of the Lancang-Mekong International Shipping.” Staff of the Information Office of the People ’s Government of Xishuangbanna Prefecture said that due to the impact of the epidemic The cargo throughput of Leigang declined compared with the same period last year. Since the resumption of work from February to March, the cargo throughput of Guanli Port was 20,100 tons, a decrease of 20% compared with the same period last year.
According to reports, by the end of March, Guanli Port had fully implemented personal protection and temperature detection and other prevention and control measures. Those with fever symptoms or abnormal body temperature found in the area at this stage have been transferred to the local health department for inspection and observation, and no confirmed cases have appeared. All ships are also subject to centralized isolation medical observation for 14 days and nucleic acid detection.
As for when passenger and freight traffic will resume at Guanle Port, the Information Office of the Xishuangbanna Prefecture People's Government said it will be determined again depending on the situation of the epidemic. (Finish)