Qinzhou Port handles 1 million containers in first half of 2018

Since this year, Qinzhou Port Economic and Technological Development Zone and relevant departments seize the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative, actively serve and promote the operation of seaway-railway liner and enhance the transportation capacity of the hub port of Southern Transport Corridor, which has achieved favorable results in constructing port infrastructure and increasing liner routes. Besides, the phase-I extension project of Qinzhou Port Eastern Freight Station and some other projects have been completed and the phase-I extension project of Qinzhou Port Eastern Channel and some other projects have been launched. Up to now, the port has completed 48.604 million tons of throughput, a year-on-year increase of 24.3%; handled 1.077 million containers, a year-on-year increase of 37.2%; and obtained total foreign trade value of 8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%, gradually becoming a gateway of Seaway-Railway Liner Transportation on China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative - Southern Transport Corridor and a hub port of China-EU Seaway-Railway Liner Transportation.