[Explanation] Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Bonded Logistics Center (Type B) and supporting projects started construction on the 10th. This is also Hubei's first bonded logistics center built on the basis of an aviation port.
After the project is put into operation as a whole, it is expected to bring 80,000 tons of air cargo volume to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport every year, and realize local tax revenue of more than 60 million yuan.
[Explanation] According to Li Wei, deputy general manager of Hubei Airport Group Aviation Logistics Company, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Bonded Logistics Center (Type B) and supporting projects have a total investment of about 890 million yuan, covering an area of about 388 acres.
The project includes three functional areas: air cargo terminal, bonded logistics center (Type B), and aviation logistics park, with a total construction area of approximately 170,000 square meters.
In the future, it will focus on the development of aviation high value-added industries such as aviation materials, aviation food, cross-border e-commerce, fresh cold chain and pharmaceutical trade.
[Concurrent] Li Wei, Deputy General Manager of Hubei Airport Group Aviation Logistics Company
From the perspective of promoting local economic and industrial development, we want to fill a function of our Tianhe Airport port.
Better integrate this industry with our port functions, so that some of our enterprises, especially some of these bonded industries, can better perform some of their functions.
[Commentary] Li Wei introduced that after completion, it will vigorously promote the development of airport logistics and airport economy, create an airport logistics industry ecology integrating bonded logistics, port logistics and non-guaranteed logistics, tap domestic and foreign industrial resources, and gather a group of pharmaceutical, Leading enterprises such as cross-border e-commerce, cold chain, and manufacturing (supply chain).
[Concurrent] Li Wei, Deputy General Manager of Hubei Airport Group Aviation Logistics Company
Make Wuhan a very important center in Central China, especially for cold chain medicines.
[Explanation] In recent years, the aviation logistics business volume of Wuhan Tianhe Airport has grown rapidly. It has opened 19 regular cargo routes, improved the functions of logistics ports, has the qualifications of six designated ports of entry for meat and fruits, and built and put into use C3, C4 international warehouses , International express mail supervision center, centralized inspection area, aviation logistics service center and other supporting facilities.
[Explanation] Statistics show that from January to August this year, the air logistics of Wuhan Tianhe Airport completed a cargo and mail throughput of 197,000 tons, the cumulative number of cross-border e-commerce votes exceeded 35 million, and the cumulative cargo volume exceeded 10,000 tons.
Reporter Zheng Ziyan reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】