China News Service, Ningde, April 5 (Yang Longyu, Yan Guixiang) On April 4, at Ningde Port in Fujian, the Panama-registered "Dongping" ship and the Chinese-registered "Wantong 18" ship loaded with 10,000 tons of nickel-iron ore docked at Qingtuo Terminal. He Zhangwan Terminal, after completing the entry-exit border inspection, quickly started unloading operations, and planned to complete unloading and leave the country within 24 hours.
Two foreign trade cargo ships docked at Zhangwan Wharf of Ningde Port for loading and unloading operations. Photo by Yang Longyu
Since the beginning of this year, the terminals in many Ningde port areas have been busy, with tower cranes standing everywhere, multiple 10,000-ton cargo ships berthing and loading and unloading operations "fast in and out", and transport vehicles shuttled in and out. In March, 14 newly built ships were transported in batches via semi-submersible ships for export to the “Belt and Road” country Guinea, and the export of sulfuric acid at Ningde Port exceeded 100,000 tons.
Immigration management police officers at Ningde Border Inspection Station interact with staff. Photo by Wu Wenshun
According to statistics from Ningde Port Group and Qingtuo Logistics Company, the Zhangwan operating area achieved steady growth in major foreign trade cargo types such as copper concentrate, nickel ore, ferronickel, machine-made sand, and sulfuric acid in the first quarter, of which the foreign trade bulk cargo throughput completed 1.2223 million tons. , a year-on-year increase of 57.12%. In the first quarter, Qingtuo Logistics Terminal achieved steady growth in major foreign trade cargo categories such as high-carbon ferrochrome, nickel ore, ferronickel and exported steel components. Its foreign trade bulk cargo throughput completed 1.295 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 83.7%.
The Ningde Border Inspection Station said that in recent years, focusing on the development of new foreign trade industries such as new energy vehicle exports, concentrated sulfuric acid exports and maritime special ship exports at Ningde Port, it has carefully studied the "one ship, one policy" service guarantee, and has efficiently guaranteed the complete vehicles this year. The export of 2,170 vehicles and the export of more than 30 new ships helped Ningde Port achieve substantial growth in foreign trade economic throughput. (over)