In the first seven months of this year, the cargo throughput of Qinzhou Port completed 97 million metric tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.1 percent.

From January to July, Qinzhou Port completed 2.89 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of containers, a year-on-year increase of 21 percent. The container handling volume of Qinzhou Railway Container Center Station completed 215,000 TEUs, ranking sixth among the 13 container center stations in the country, with a year-on-year increase of 20.9 percent.

From January to July, the overall customs clearance time at Qinzhou Port was 12.44 hours, a 95.35 percent reduction compared to 2017; the overall export customs clearance time was 1.87 hours, a 95.71 percent reduction compared to 2017.

From January to July, the total import and export value of Qinzhou port reached 95.74 billion yuan (13.84 billion), a year-on-year increase of 32.4 percent, especially the total import and export value of 14 provinces and cities along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor through Qinzhou port reached 59.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 96.8 percent.

This year, Qinzhou Port is promoting 13 major industrial projects of 10 billion yuan, with a total investment of 240 billion yuan. The number of projects of 10 billion yuan and the amount of investment have reached a record high, showing a development trend of clusters of enterprises and chains of industries, the relevant person in charge of the Qinzhou Port area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone Industry and High-tech Industry Bureau said.

Qinzhou Port. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_df8bc987e060]