China News Service, Haikou, February 17 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin) The South Port of Qiongzhou Strait has experienced peak passenger traffic for outbound vehicles in recent days. In response to complaints from cross-sea vehicle owners about low cross-sea efficiency, Liang Chao, executive deputy general manager of Haikou Xinhai Ferry Terminal Co., Ltd., said at a press conference on the 17th that the current stranded vehicle passengers and vehicle passengers arriving on time are superimposed, which will have a negative impact on the transportation. Work has created pressure, and the new seaport has cooperated with the public security and other departments stationed in the port to ensure that the port's throughput capacity and ship transportation capacity are maximized.
On February 16, passengers boarded ships through the covered bridge at the new seaport passenger terminal. Photo by China News Network reporter Wang Xiaobin
According to reports, there were 141 flights out of the Qiongzhou Strait in a single day on February 16, with 101,000 passengers and 18,000 vehicles. Li Zhongbiao, deputy secretary-general of the Haikou Municipal Government, said that in order to further improve the transportation capacity, on the 16th, on the basis of the 14 sailings of ships on the north coast to support transportation on the south coast, communication will continue on the 17th on the 17th to launch 10 sailings on the north coast to support the south coast, and fully ensure the shipment. Island transportation work. As of 12:00 on the 17th, there were about 20,000 cars scheduled to leave the island that day, about 9,000 cars had been transported to the island, and about 11,000 cars were waiting to go out of the island throughout the day.
On February 16, at the New Seaport Passenger Transport Hub, several motorcycles lined up in the incoming traffic. Photo by China News Network reporter Wang Xiaobin
In response to topics of public concern such as sea crossing disasters and low sea crossing efficiency, Liang Chao introduced at the 2024 Qiongzhou Strait Spring Festival Transport Work Press Conference in Haikou City that since it is currently the peak time for return journeys, the number of cars leaving the island in a single day has reached nearly 20,000, and passengers Close to 100,000 people, and the possibility of suspension of service due to foggy weather in the morning and evening will lead to short-term peaks in people and traffic flow stranded at the terminal. Currently, there are stranded passengers and passengers arriving on time. The transportation will take a certain amount of time and will also put pressure on subsequent transportation. The port has cooperated with the public security and other local departments to open all accessible security inspection, ticket inspection, and identity verification channels to ensure that the port's throughput capacity and ship transportation capacity are maximized. The new seaport still implements the original reservation mechanism. Vehicles need to purchase a boat ticket and meet the entry time requirements before entering the port.
In response to the ticket purchase issue for new energy vehicles, Liang Chao said that on the basis of the current three special flights out of the island every day, the shipping department will open additional special flights in a timely manner according to the situation to meet the demand for new energy vehicles leaving the island. Car owners should follow public accounts such as "Haikou Release" to learn about special ferry information and make reservations and purchase tickets through the "New Seaport" and "Qiongzhou Strait Ferry Butler" public accounts.
In view of the large number of waiting vehicles and passengers and the long queuing time, Li Zhongbiao said that Haikou City dispatched about 2,500 staff and volunteer service teams. In addition, more than 500 people were arranged to carry out 24-hour package service work, the service grid was encrypted, and every effort was made to maintain order and provide warmth during the transportation period. At the same time, Haikou City also communicated with PetroChina and Sinopec to set up temporary refueling supply points, and arranged dedicated personnel and vehicles to ensure centralized oil distribution.
Since the ferry docks at the three ports in Haikou are currently saturated, it is expected that the ferry operation will take about 9 hours. Li Zhongbiao advises drivers and passengers to go to the city to rest and adjust first and not to go to the port for the time being. Therefore, delayed tickets will continue to be valid.
Li Zhongbiao said that Haikou City has organized Xinhai Port and Xiuying Port to further optimize ship transportation capacity and maximize the sales of shipping tickets from February 18 to 20. It is recommended that everyone leave the island at a staggered peak. (over)