Shandong Port Qingdao Port helps China's industrial advantages to efficiently transport to the ASEAN market through diversified strategies such as encrypting routes and optimizing services, building a more convenient logistics channel. Customs data shows that in the first three months of this year, the total value of goods exported to countries with the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" at Qingdao Port was 64.46 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year, of which 18.43 billion yuan was exported to ASEAN, an increase of 15.4% year-on-year.
At present, there are nearly 50 direct container routes from Qingdao Port to ASEAN region, and more than 20 shipping companies include COSCO Shipping, Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping, and Dafeisteel, showing good development momentum. "We have achieved direct route service from Qingdao Port to ASEAN port, effectively building a major maritime logistics channel for China's inland hinterland to connect with the ASEAN market." said Sun Jin, deputy director of the Qingdao Port Production Business Department.
As the tide rises and falls, container ships loaded with cargo are constantly being loaded at Qingdao Port and set off for ASEAN countries. Qingdao Port is continuing to optimize port and shipping services, focusing on improving "port efficiency" and creating a new pattern of business environment. "Ship-iron direct transfer" and "ship-ship-direct transfer" realize direct connection and direct connection between different transportation units; the "pre-machine inspection and ship-side direct lift" model compresses the cargo customs clearance time by an average of 3 to 7 hours; the new supervision model of "land-sea linkage and sea-rail direct transportation" has been successfully replicated to 9 inland ports along the Yellow River Basin; by upgrading intelligent facilities and equipment such as intelligent air rails and containers to follow the trend of nuclear and heavy loading, customs supervision is seamlessly embedded into port production operations...
All measures are like a surging "main artery", promoting trade, stimulating activity, and empowering opening. Xie Dongmei, director of the Foreign Trade Business Department of Qingdao Port Jifa Company, said that at present, the freight volume of Qingdao Port exports to countries with joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and other RCEP countries and regions has maintained a steady growth of more than 10%. The number of berths of ships above 8,000 boxes increased by 20% year-on-year, and the total number of Southeast Asian routes has exceeded 20% of the total number of Qingdao Port international routes. (Reporter Liu Cheng)
