Monday, February 27, 2012

On the challenge of Ningbo port of China Harbour

Interested in listing of Ningbo port, showed keen interest to Terminal along the Yangtze River.
On March 30, invested by Ningbo port construction, the Wanfang International Terminal opened in Taicang city, Jiangsu Province. Taicang is located in the South Bank of Changjiang River to the sea, and into rivers and the sea, is the "river-sea transport" best site.
Has been trying to expand the supply of Ningbo port in the hinterland, in the "services in Yangtze River Delta" in its, upstream on Yangtze River, constantly looking for investment opportunities in coastal terminals. In addition to the cooperation with the Taicang port, Ningbo and Nanjing mingzhou port in Hong Kong into the command.
In recent years, Ningbo port in Zhejiang Province as a basis, will be covered by the interim advanced to the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway line in the hinterland of Lake Poyang and Dongting Lake plain. Cargo distribution and transportation system continues to improve as the Yangtze River Delta, Ningbo port appetite, but in the process of foraging along the Yangtze River, Shanghai, Ningbo port still to face old rival--challenges in Hong Kong.
1-layout of Taicang
Ningbo port has a long history of cooperation and Taicang.
In 2009, the construction of Ningbo port group in Zhejiang Province foreign investment--first transit of large specialized ore terminal of Taicang port was formally put into production. Pier in Hong Kong from Ningbo port and transportation group, Wuhan iron and steel group third-party investment building, main purpose is to "meet along the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Delta region growing demand for iron ore imports to ease transport pressure along the Yangtze River.
According to one of Ningbo port group to introduce this, Terminal project, including 200,000 tons, 150,000 tons of two ore and shipment system of ship berth. "Mainly to meet the needs of transport of iron ore for WISCO. "Wanfang International Terminal is officially launched on March 30 to meet the needs of all types of bulk cargo. Construction of the Terminal invested by Ningbo company limited in Hong Kong.
Wanfang International Terminal $ 1.2 billion first phase of the project investment, it has 10,000 to 40,000 tons level berths 4, dockable 70,000-ton ship, capable of handling 400 tons of features. In addition, the Terminal also has the support of the warehouse, yard, with a total area of 344,000 square.
It is understood that the Wanfang International Terminal has just received a reply of the Jiangsu provincial people's Government, agreed to open 4 berth vessels of foreign nationality of the terminals, 4 wood, steel and general cargo berths involves--the future of Ningbo port of "river-sea transport" laid the Foundation for planning.
Waterway of the Yangtze River due to water depth restrictions, resulting in large ships cannot go. But the mouth of the Ministry of transport is currently advancing from Nanjing to 12.5 meter deep channel project. Upon completion of works, 50,000-ton seagoing vessel to the clock to Nanjing, 70,000-ton bulk carrier wave load shedding can also direct access to Nanjing.
The people of Ningbo port group considers that, "12.5 meters after the completion of the deep water channel, bulk cargo ships load shedding of Ningbo port and directly into the Yangtze River or along the Yangtze to Nanjing. The logistics cost savings for shipping companies and shippers, and the full release of the throughput capacity of the ports along the Yangtze River.
Wanfang strength of hydraulic structure in the International Terminal, is based on the berthing of 70,000 tons of shipping standards. In fact, Ningbo, two Hong Kong cooperation last year launched "Taicang-the Japan" container routes, complete box volume of 7,000 TEU per cent at present.
In addition, Ningbo to Nantong and Zhangjiagang, Taicang container route started operation.
"Current and Taicang cooperation projects are not in a hurry to make money, but rather for the Ningbo after the Hong Kong-listed stocks high quality project," said Ningbo port group told reporters, important port cooperation projects along the Yangtze River, in Ningbo port listed as potential growth in the future.
In accordance with the plan of Ningbo company limited in Hong Kong, the fastest at the end of the second quarter in the domestic a-share market, currently listing programme reported to the Commission for approval.
2-who is the Yangtze River
Overview of major international maritime centre in the world, almost always in the "Golden channel" under the booster are successful. Shanghai port and Ningbo port is aware of the importance of Yangtze River.
Shanghai Hong Kong "Yangtze strategy" has adopted over the years, from 2003-2008, port group with a series of important port along the Yangtze River reached over more than 10 joint venture projects. Including, and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chongqing port of strategic cooperation; important hub port-a-shares of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in Wuhan port; and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River Nanjing port Longtan container port joint venture, and so on.
Coincidence is that of Shanghai port and Ningbo port spontaneously went to Nanjing "the Dragon pond" the lion ' s mouth.
Ningbo port group one said Nanjing mingzhou Terminals Ltd (Dragon pond Harbor five terminals) jointly by the Nanjing and Ningbo port group, jianghai group was founded. Jianghai group to land shares and 30% shares in Nanjing, Ningbo port group to fund shares and 70% shares.
And senior management of Shanghai port and Ningbo port has said on various occasions, to enhance investments in ports along the Yangtze River.
On Hong Kong last year, Group President Chen Xuyuan said in an exclusive interview with this reporter, "Group on the future of ' strategy for Yangtze River ', is the basin of the Yangtze river ports, logistics, transport enterprises into a platform, and the combination of point, line and area.
Vice President of Ningbo port Cai Shenkang on the Yangtze River shipping Forum, "said will further broaden the areas of cooperation with the ports along the Yangtze River, through investment, equity participation, effective ways to jointly build a container, such as iron ore and bulk cargo Quay, to enhance the capacity of the ports along the Yangtze River.
Surprising is, competing with the two opponents to the Yangtze River.
On March 29, with the joint venture of Ningbo port and Shanghai port group on port and shipping investment limited, each 50% shares. Joint venture "mainly for the financing of small and medium-sized airlines in Hong Kong enterprises, provides financial assistance and advisory services to market.
Senior Analyst Zheng ping, the Chinese port network reporter commented, "the new joint venture company at the level of capital investment, does not relate to two ports of the operational level cooperation.
It is interesting, when it comes to specific investment projects along the Yangtze River, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Hong Kong airlines joint venture Hong Kong investment company--the three who voted? Joint ventures and investment limits how to divide between the two parent companies? Up to now, Ningbo port and Shanghai port did not give an answer.
3-developing hinterland
Cai Shenkang pointed out that, although the advantageous natural conditions of Ningbo port, but relatively narrow space in the hinterland, while the Yangtze river port and shipping enterprises has a vast hinterland, but also by natural conditions such as waterways, water depth. Strengthening cooperation between the two sides will be able to achieve complementary and mutually beneficial win-win situation.
At present is the second port of domestic cargo throughput of Ningbo port, container throughput in China fourth.
On the sources in the hinterland, direct economic hinterland for Ningbo port container terminal, mainly in Zhejiang Province, transit is covered by the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway line in the hinterland of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. However, with the completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, has a North-South pattern of traditional box sources will be faced with new shuffle.
China's Zheng ping port network believes that "along with the acceleration of the integration of Yangtze River Delta clearance and set improvement of transportation Netowrk between conditions, supply of Ningbo port to the rapidly expanding along the Yangtze River in the hinterland.
Regional logistics integration has become this year's 16 cities in the Yangtze River Delta port cooperation priorities, future logistics and transport to a declaration, customs clearance in an area are expected to implement.
At the same time, in the country in the medium-and long-term railway network plan, important hub of Ningbo has been positioned as a national rail network, and included in the scope of container Center station in 18 cities throughout the country. Connected from Hangzhou to Ningbo-Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed connectivity between Hangzhou and Nanjing, and Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed rail has also been built.
In this round of railway after the great leap forward, added around 330 km of railway in Ningbo port. The formation of "a ring connected to the stark, and's in" railway network. Ningbo will build "rail-sea intermodal transportation" advantage, "river-sea transport" to continue to expand in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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