Shanghai Immigration Inspection opens a green channel for inspection to facilitate the efficient transfer of inbound residents’ biometric materials

　　China News Service, Shanghai, January 31 (Chen Jing, Huang Bo, Ye Zhenyu) At present, as the Spring Festival is approaching, there is a strong demand for the transportation of imported energy, fresh food and other people's livelihood supplies. Ensuring customs clearance of people's livelihood supplies is an important part of the smooth supply chain. The reporter learned on the 31st that at the Shanghai port, the border inspection agency has opened a green channel for border inspection and inspection for energy transport ships and fresh food transport ships. Through measures such as forwarding services and compressing customs clearance time, it ensures efficient customs clearance and rapid operation of ships after arriving at the port. Facilitate the safe and rapid transfer of people's livelihood materials and timely supply of market demand.

　　Shanghai Liangyou Terminal is responsible for the import, unloading and transit transportation of national policy grains and oils and trade grains and oils. Throughout 2023, the terminal berthed nearly 80 foreign ships, a year-on-year increase of about 145%; the actual unloading of grains and oils was 2.8795 million. tons, a year-on-year increase of approximately 171%. Since January this year, the terminal has unloaded nearly 2.4 tons of vegetable oil and 5.7 tons of bulk grains.

Aerial photo of Liangyou Pier. (Photo courtesy of Liangyou Pier)

　　Waigaoqiao Border Inspection Station introduced on the same day that the station focused on the management of special berths for grain and oil ships in the port area, studied and refined work plans, dispatched additional police officers for inspections, and used the "Shanghai International Trade Single Window" to implement the implementation of ships in the port. "Zero-contact" inspection ensures "zero waiting" for ships to arrive at the port and "zero delay" in receiving and unloading grain and oil. With efficient and safe customs clearance services, we strive to ensure the safety and convenience of the country's grain and oil imports. On January 26, the ship "Dora" from Singapore docked at Waigaoqiao Liangyou Pier. After rapid inspection at the Waigaoqiao Border Inspection Station, the cargo ship quickly cleared customs, and nearly 15,000 tons of rapeseed oil was quickly delivered to the port storage warehouse through a dedicated pipeline.

　　As the Spring Festival approaches, fresh fruits from abroad are entering the peak sales season in the Chinese market. Yangshan Port is one of the most important fresh food transit points in the country. Kiwis from Italy and cherries from Chile have begun to enter the port on a large scale. It is understood that since mid-November last year, 1 to 2 "Cherry Express" ships from Chile direct to Yangshan Port have arrived at the port every week. In order to prepare for the rapid customs clearance of tens of thousands of tons of seaborne fruits, Yangshan Border Inspection Station has launched the "pre-arrival inspection vehicle" for border inspection on the basis of 24/7 guarantee, and moved the permit application window to the ship's stairway to reduce the number of passengers. The transfer time of crew documents ensures that customs clearance procedures are completed as soon as possible, which helps speed up the customs clearance of fresh fruits.

International ships carrying fresh fruits dock at the Yangshan Port terminal. (Photo by Ye Zhenyu)

　　The Yangshan LNG receiving station located on Xiaoyangshan Island is one of the most important energy supply stations in Shanghai. It imports, stores and transmits liquefied natural gas to the outside world. The gas transmission volume of this station accounts for more than 50% of Shanghai's total, and has become Shanghai's main gas source and the "lifeline" of natural gas supply guarantee. According to statistics from the Yangshan Border Inspection Station, since January this year, the Yangshan Border Inspection Station has ensured that a total of 8 liquefied natural gas carriers have successfully docked at the Yangshan Port LNG terminal. The total amount of liquefied natural gas received and unloaded exceeded 480,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of approximately 66%. Before the Spring Festival, Shanghai Yangshan LNG Terminal will also have three LNG carriers docking at the port, receiving and unloading a total of about 180,000 tons of LNG.

Police from Yangshan Border Inspection Station boarded the ship to conduct entry inspection on the LNG carrier. (Photo by Li Na)

　　On January 28, the Liberian-registered LNG carrier "Duhan" slowly berthed at the Shanghai Yangshan Port LNG terminal. In order to ensure the safe and efficient loading and unloading operation of the ship, the Yangshan Border Inspection Station has carried out pre-inspection of the ship and crew in advance through the "Shanghai International Trade Single Window" online inspection function before the ship arrives at the port, to ensure that the ship arrives at the port. You are ready to start work. After the ship arrives at the port, the border inspection and customs clearance procedures and LNG unloading operations are carried out simultaneously, helping to safely and quickly receive and unload more than 60,000 tons of LNG. (over)