Suqian Port is an important strategic fulcrum at the intersection of the Huaihai Economic Circle, the Coastal Economic Belt and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle, with obvious geographical advantages and superior development conditions. On April 12, Suqian Port of the Canal opened a direct route to Yangshan Port in Shanghai, which also marked another important step for Suqian to go to sea in the east.
At more than 10 o'clock in the morning, in the Suqian Port of the Canal, a transport vehicle was busy shuttling between the container yard and the wharf, and the huge container crane accurately lifted boxes of goods into the cabin of the "Hantang Shangdong", and the staff followed closely to carry out reinforcement operations to ensure the stability and safety of the container during the voyage.
Zhao Yunkun, manager of Shanghai Hantang Shipping Subei Area, said: "Our 'Hantang Shangdong' has a function of dual use of sea and river, and is a container ship specially designed and built by our company for direct river and sea access, with the qualification of river, sea and river. The operation of this ship in Suqian Port fills the gap that inland river ships in northern Jiangsu can directly reach Yangshan Port in Shanghai. ”
The "Hantang Shangdong" departing from Suqian Port was loaded with photovoltaic and other products from more than 10 companies such as Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, Zhengxin, Shuyang Suxun, etc., with a total of 113T of goods, which will be exported to Belgium, Colombia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Nigeria, Brazil and other countries. The cargo vessel departed today for direct sailing to Yangshan Port in Shanghai, and then transferred to other seagoing vessels to various destination ports.
He Hao, Director of the Production and Operation Department of Suqian Port Group Co., Ltd., said: "It has created a historical precedent for the inland river port of the Suzhou-Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and it only takes 3.5 days for foreign trade goods in the hinterland of Suqian to arrive at Yangshan Port through Suqian Port. ”
According to reports, in the past, the transportation from Suqian to Shanghai Yangshan needed to be transported by truck or barge to Taicang or Shanghai Waigang, and then transferred to the destination. With the opening of direct routes, the transit time can be saved by one to two days.
He Hao, Director of the Production and Operation Department of Suqian Port Group Co., Ltd., said: "The timeliness guarantee, container source guarantee and trunk and branch line connection matching of Suqian Port's foreign trade sea-river intermodal transport channel have been significantly optimized, and the ability of Suqian Port to serve the import and export needs of foreign trade enterprises in the hinterland has been further optimized and improved." ”
At present, Suqian Port of the Canal has opened direct routes to Taicang and Shanghai Waigaoqiao foreign trade near-sea containers, as well as to Taicang to Shanghai Yangshan Port and Ningbo Port ocean-going foreign trade land-to-water routes. In the first quarter of 2024, the foreign trade container throughput of the central port area of Suqian Port increased by 145.23% year-on-year, and Suqian Port is increasingly becoming an important hub for regional foreign trade transportation.
The official opening of the direct route from Suqian Port to Yangshan Port in Shanghai will further promote regional economic development, strengthen the supporting role of foreign trade, and contribute new strength to the steady growth of the economy.