China News Service, Nanning, December 31 (Yang Chen, Yang Yuhang, Jiang Zhenyu) At 8 am on December 31, as a container of COSCO SHIPPING’s "Tianxiu River" vessel was hoisted and loaded on the ship, the annual container throughput of Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port It broke through 6 million TEUs for the first time, an increase of 18.8% year-on-year, maintaining a double-digit growth rate for five consecutive years, and the growth rate ranked among the top coastal ports in the country.

　　The rapid increase in cargo throughput of Beibu Gulf Port has benefited from the strong drive of the new western land-sea channel.

As of December 28, the new western land-sea channel sea-rail combined train has exceeded 6000 trains, an increase of nearly 33 times, making it the fastest-growing international train in China in recent years.

The picture shows the Beibu Gulf Port in Guangxi.

Photo courtesy of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd.

　　In order to seize the above opportunities, the Beibu Gulf Port container business team is deeply exploring new sources of goods in the new western land and sea corridors such as auto parts and pulp, while also giving full play to the advantages of designated supervision sites for inbound fruits and inbound meat to stabilize cold chain food imports. Business, fruit imports increased by more than 37% year-on-year.

At the same time, the organization of the supply of Guidong trains was strengthened, and the volume of heavy containers on the Hezhou train increased by 176% year-on-year.

Promote the growth of inter-regional sources of goods, dig deep into the potential local sources of goods between Hainan and Beibu Gulf, and complete a year-on-year increase of 19% in container throughput.

　　Lan Chunchao, general manager of Guangxi COSCO Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., said that since the beginning of this year, the company has deepened cooperation with Guangxi, increased investment in routes and capacity, and achieved a record high throughput at Beibu Gulf Port, breaking through 2.3 million TEUs.

"I believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, the high-quality development of the Beibu Gulf Gateway Port and Guangxi's economic construction will surely open up new prospects."

The picture shows a large container ship entering and leaving Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port.

Photo courtesy of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd.

　　According to Wang Zhengyuan, deputy general manager of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal Co., Ltd., there will be 12 new routes in Beibu Gulf Port in 2021. There are currently 64 routes, including 37 foreign trade routes. Full coverage of the port.

　　In recent years, Beibu Gulf Port has also stepped up its “internal strength” practice, deepened the construction of smart Beigang, and realized the important integration of digitalization and traditional port industry. It has successively built a container intelligent tally system, a customer service platform “Beigang Network”, and the transfer of container equipment. Single (EIR) system, container vehicle reservation and smart gates, etc.

The transformation of RTG automation and remote control was initiated, and the operation efficiency was greatly improved. The highest container ship hour and day and night operation output set historical records many times.

　　According to the person in charge of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd., at present, the first and second phase adjustment projects of Qinzhou Port East Channel Expansion have been successfully completed, meeting the conditions for entry and exit of large container ships of 200,000 tons, marking the official entry of Beibu Gulf Port. The era of the big box ship.

At the same time, Beibu Gulf Port added 78 new equipment/sets throughout the year, increasing its container operation capacity by 1.71 million TEU/year.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port will fully implement capacity expansion and better service, and invest 100 billion yuan to strengthen the port and shipping infrastructure and build a world-class international hub seaport.

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