[Explanation] Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the direct freight volume of the Xiamen route of the "COSCO Star" ship direct shipping to Taiwan has increased year by year. As of March 1, a total of 32,000 TEUs of inbound and outbound freight have been completed.

At the same time, Xiamen Border Inspection has successively implemented a number of convenient measures to improve efficiency and ensure the safe and efficient transportation of goods to Taiwan.

　　[Explanation] The "COSCO Star" ship, which is a passenger and cargo ro-ro route across the Taiwan Strait in normal operation, has been converted into a single cargo ship after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in 2020, with three regular round-trips per week, two of which It is from Xiamen to and from the port, and the flight achieves "morning and evening arrival".

　　[Concurrent] Jin Qining, Deputy General Manager of Xiamen Mintai Ferry Co., Ltd.

　　During the epidemic, our business can achieve substantial growth, and it is also inseparable from the strong support of port border inspection units.

For example, the policy of "one-time completion" of customs clearance procedures implemented by Xiamen Tongyi Border Inspection Station has greatly shortened the berthing time of ships and improved the efficiency of ship operation. Secondly, I think the in-depth integration of cross-strait economies is also a very important one. factor.

　　[Explanation] Relevant data shows that in 2021, the container throughput of the "COSCO Star" Xiamen route will exceed 20,000 TEUs for the first time, a record high and a year-on-year increase of 42.8%.

Previously, before the entry and exit customs clearance of shipping routes, the ship owner and shipping agent had to perform many procedures, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Mainly responsible for Tongyi frontier inspection of Taiwan cargo ships entering and exiting and other businesses, and now further optimizing port frontier inspection and customs clearance services.

　　[Same period] Dai Na, deputy captain of the third team on duty at Tongyi Frontier Inspection Station, Xiamen Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection Station

　　For freighters in Taiwan, we are now all adopting the pre-inspection inspection method. The so-called pre-inspection is to use the data provided by the agent to inspect the ship before the ship arrives at the port. The ship can operate after arriving at the port. The company saves a lot of time waiting for inspection at the port. For the ship-side company, the time in port actually determines the cost in port to a certain extent.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that Xiamen Tongyi Border Inspection Station has adopted video surveillance, remote witness verification, and contactless submission of entry and exit documents for inbound cargo ship crews, boarding staff and other groups of people with high epidemic risk, so as to achieve zero contact check.

At the same time, for qualified Taiwanese cargo ships calling at the port, two procedures for entry and exit are implemented at one time, which further reduces the handling process of ship-side enterprises.

　　Li Siyuan and Zhang Tingyu reported from Xiamen, Fujian

Responsible editor: [Bian Liqun]