BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The container throughput of Shanghai Port is expected to exceed 3.4 million TEUs in February, exceeding 3 million TEUs for the first time, reported Jiefang Daily on Thursday.
In the past, from the beginning of the Spring Festival to 2 to 3 weeks after the festival, it was the traditional off-season for shipping. But this year, Shanghai Port saw its container throughput reaching 900,000 TEUs within the 7-day holiday, with a year-on-year increase of 24 percent, according to Zhou Yong, assistant of the general manager of production and business department, Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG).
After the holiday, domestic factories quickly resumed work and the containers full with Chinese-made products were continuously shipped to Shanghai, the transfer station in China, and then shipped to the world.
In 2021, Shanghai Port plans to realize the container throughput of 44 million TEUs, said Zhou Yong.
The confidence to set new records comes not only from the strong support of China's exports, but also the positive results shown from Shanghai Port's proactive actions.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic last year, SIPG has vigorously explored the domestic trade market. During the Spring Festival holiday, the number of domestic trade containers transferred through Shanghai Port reached 84,000 TEUs, with an increase of 104.9 percent year on year.
Nowadays, in addition to connecting the domestic and foreign markets, the domestic trade routes of Shanghai Port are also continuously extending north-south. These newly opened or dense domestic trade routes have brought China's coastal areas closer to the markets along the Yangtze River Delta. Goods circulating in China can be transported by water to Shanghai for collection and distribution, which reduces overall logistics costs and improves the efficiency of resource allocation.
(Edited by Gao Jingyan with Xinhua Silk Road, gaojingyan@xinhua.org)
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