Top 10 News of China's Ports in 2021

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On the occasion of the arrival of the New Year in 2022, in order to comprehensively review the development of China's port industry in 2021, take stock and sort out the major landmark events in the fields of industry policies, production and construction, investment cooperation, capital operation, operation management, scientific and technological development and other fields of China's ports, the website of China-Hong Kong Network and the WeChat public account of "Micro Port" jointly selected the "Top Ten News of China's Ports in 2021" to record and reproduce the most important and wonderful Chinese port industry in 2021. The most iconic events and typical historical moments. It is published in the following order of news in chronological order, with comments on the reasons for the China-Hong Kong Online List for the benefit of readers.

1. Dalian Port Share Swap Absorption merger Yingkou Port Liaogang shares were established

On February 9, 2021, the "Successful Merger of Dalian Port and Yingkou Port and the Listing Ceremony of Liaoning Port Co., Ltd." was held, marking the "integration of two listed companies under Liaogang Group" and the official "appearance" of Liaoning Port Co., Ltd. in the capital market.

In 2020, Liaogang Group will launch the share exchange and merger project between Dalian Port Co., Ltd. and Yingkou Port Co., Ltd. in a timely manner to create a unified port listing platform, promote the intensive development of Liaoning Port, improve the efficiency of resource allocation and market competitiveness, and become stronger and better as a state-owned capital. Dalian Port Co., Ltd. is the first port listed company in China with an A+H share dual platform, and in this share swap absorption merger, it issued 9.729 billion shares, replacing all the shares of Yingkou Port in the ratio of 1:1.5030, and the total share capital after the issuance was 22.623 billion shares.

After the absorption and merger, Yingkou Port Co., Ltd. terminated its listing and cancelled its legal personality. Liaoning Port Co., Ltd., renamed from Dalian Port Co., Ltd., as the core listing platform of the main port business of Liaogang Group, accounts for 70% of the total amount of coastal freight throughput in Liaoning, and will become one of the listed companies in the port industry with the largest scale of assets, revenue and profits in northern China through the deep integration of assets, personnel, brands, management and other elements.

Comments: Dalian Port Share Swap Absorption and Merger Yingkou Port is the first listed company share swap absorption and merger project in the domestic port industry, which explores a new way for the deep integration of ports at the capital market level, and is also a major measure to further deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises and achieve the deep integration and integrated operation of Liaoning Port.

2. From January 1, 2021, China will cancel the collection of port construction fees

On March 24, the official website of the Ministry of Finance issued the Announcement on The Cancellation of Port Construction Fees and the Adjustment of Relevant Policies of the Civil Aviation Development Fund (Announcement No. 8 [2021] of the Ministry of Finance), which abolished the collection of port construction fees from January 1, 2021.

According to the announcement, China will cancel port construction fees from January 1, 2021. For the port construction fees that have been owed in the previous year, the relevant collection units shall collect the full amount and liquidate them in a timely manner, and hand them over to the state treasury in full in accordance with the channels prescribed by the financial department; From 1 April 2021, the collection standard for the Civil Aviation Development Fund payable by airlines will be reduced by 20% on the basis of a 50% reduction in accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Finance on Adjusting the Relevant Policies of Some Government Funds (Cai Shui [2019] No. 46).

On March 5, at the opening of the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council announced in his 2021 government work report that port construction fees would be abolished and the civil aviation development fund airline levy standard would be reduced by 20%.

Comments: China began to levy port construction fees from January 1, 1986. As an important port fee policy that has been implemented for more than 30 years, on the basis of the phased exemption in 2020, it will be announced in 2021 to completely cancel the port construction fee, which will further reduce the cost of enterprises and optimize the business environment.

3. Taicang Port Container Terminal Phase IV opened The integration of ports in the Yangtze River Delta has accelerated its development

On the morning of June 28th, the opening ceremony of the fourth phase of containers in Taicang Port and the lifting ceremony of 3 million TEUs was held. As the first automated yard terminal in the Yangtze River Basin, Taicang Port Container Terminal Phase IV is a key construction project in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City, and is also a core cooperation project between Taicang Port and Shanghai Port to promote the process of Shanghai-Suzhou City and Shanghai-Taicang Port. The fourth phase of the terminal started construction in April 2018, the construction of four 50,000-ton container berths and related supporting facilities, the hydraulic structure is designed according to the berthing of 100,000-ton container ships, the length of the terminal is 1292 meters, the total estimated budget is 4.027 billion yuan, and the design annual passing capacity is 2 million TEUs.

In order to deeply dock the yangtze river delta integration development strategy, on February 9, 2021, the two ports of Shanghai and The Pacific officially signed an agreement on the cooperation of the fourth phase of container terminals. According to the cooperation agreement, Taicang Port will further deepen cooperation with Shanghai Port, and the two sides will achieve "same portization" in container business, port supervision and information services, promote the integrated development of ports in the Yangtze River Delta, and provide better services for the transportation of goods by enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta and along the Yangtze River.

Shanghai-Taitong Port has promoted the rapid development of Taicang Port. As of December 29, Taicang Port completed a total container throughput of 7.0221 million TEUs in 2021, an increase of 34.4% year-on-year, an increase of more than one-third from the historical high, achieving 12 consecutive years of leading the Yangtze River, jumping up the national ranking and becoming the eighth largest container port in the country for the first time.

Comments: Under the background of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta port, the Taicang Port Container Terminal Phase IV, which will be put into operation in 2021, is a major representative project in the field of domestic river port construction in 2021, which not only makes the annual container design capacity of Taicang Port reach 6.35 million TEUs, but also lays a solid foundation for the annual throughput of Taicang Port to exceed 7 million TEUs in 2021, and becomes the eighth largest container port in the country for the first time, which is also of great significance to achieving the goal of 10 million TEUs per year at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan".

4. Deep integration of port resources Hubei Provincial Port Group was inaugurated

On June 30, Hubei Port Group Co., Ltd. was officially inaugurated in Wuhan, marking that hubei port resources integration has achieved major results, and the development of hubei ports has entered a new historical stage of integrated development.

According to the "Hubei Provincial Port Resources Integration Work Plan", its main contents include the integration of provincial state-owned enterprises and state-owned port assets of cities and prefectures along the Yangtze River and Han River into Hubei Provincial Port Group Co., Ltd. in accordance with the method of "asset integration + business restructuring", with Wuhan Port and Shipping Development Group Co., Ltd. as the main body and renamed hubei port group co., LTD. After the integration, the existing state-owned port enterprises in each city and prefecture, as subsidiaries of the provincial port group, will maintain the same place of registration, the right to share income held by the enterprise, and the tax relationship unchanged.

On June 9, Hubei held a mobilization meeting for the integration of port resources in Wuhan, officially launched the integration of port resources in Hubei Province, after the inauguration of hubei port group, hubei port group unified exercise of operation rights, responsible for the unified operation and management of enterprises, hubei port development to achieve "planning integration, construction integration, management integration, operation integration".

Comments: The provincial-level integration of port resources is a classic drama frequently staged in China's coastal and inland provinces in recent years. The unveiling of Hubei Port Group is not only relatively eye-catching among the many integration events in the year, but also the most substantial breakthrough and the most thorough one in the process of port resource integration in Hubei Province for many years. The inauguration of the Hubei Provincial Port Group also means that the provincial port groups along the Yangtze River have all completed their formation.

5. Fill the gap along the coast of South China Zhanjiang Port's 400,000-ton bulk cargo terminal was officially put into operation

On September 7, Zhanjiang Port Group successfully obtained the "Port Operation License" of the 400,000-ton bulk cargo terminal (601# berth) in Xiashan Port Area, marking the official operation of zhanjiang port group's 400,000-ton bulk cargo terminal and further improving the port's comprehensive service capabilities.

On June 3, the upgrading and renovation project of the bulk cargo terminal in the Xiashan Port Area of Zhanjiang Port was heavily commissioned. At about 18:00 on the same day, the 400,000-ton "Ore Zhanjiang" ship fully loaded with Vale iron ore in Brazil successfully docked at the 400,000-ton bulk cargo terminal (601# berth) of Zhanjiang Port Group for the first time, and Zhanjiang Port became the first world-class deep-water port in South China coastal port to successfully berth 400,000 tons of ships.

With the completion and operation of a series of key projects, as well as the acceleration of the construction of the whole-process intelligent bulk cargo terminal, Zhanjiang Port will form a port integration intelligent service capability of iron ore loading and unloading, transit, simple processing and trade distribution, and the core competitiveness will achieve a qualitative leap. Through the selection of 400,000 tons of ships for iron ore transportation and trade distribution in Zhanjiang Port, it can greatly reduce the comprehensive costs of ocean shipping, logistics and procurement for customers in the industrial chain, and the comprehensive logistics benefits are more significant, which will effectively promote the construction of the iron ore ecosystem of Zhanjiang Port and continuously strengthen the status of China Merchants Southern Bulk Bulk Cargo Distribution Center.

Comments: The 400,000-ton "ore Zhanjiang" ship named after Zhanjiang City was the first time to be fully loaded with "homecoming" Zhanjiang Port, and the first 400,000-ton bulk cargo terminal was officially put into use, which not only marked a great improvement in the comprehensive service capacity of Zhanjiang Port, but also refreshed the port capacity level in the coastal region of South China. At the same time, it also lays a solid foundation for Zhanjiang Port to build a bulk bulk bulk goods trade distribution center in South China and even Southeast Asia.

6. Mawan Smart Port Officially Opened The number one project of the intelligent terminal of China Merchants Port was completed and put into use

On November 14th, the opening ceremony of Mawan Smart Port was held in the western port area of Shenzhen, which means that the first smart port and the construction of the intelligent terminal of China Merchants Port officially opened from the upgrading and transformation of the traditional bulk cargo terminal and bringing together independent intellectual property rights and the most advanced intelligent technology at present.

Mawan Port was completed and used as early as 1989, and after more than 3 years of overall upgrading, it has now achieved a magnificent turnaround: the original 4 bulk cargo berths have been upgraded and transformed into 2 200,000-ton container special berths. The transformed port area covers an area of 983,600 square meters, the total length of the berth shoreline is 1930 meters, with 5 berths, the design throughput capacity exceeds 3 million TEU, and the transformed Mawan Smart Port No. 3 and No. 4 berths are currently the world's largest 200,000-ton container berths, which can berth the world's largest container ships, and is a new generation of cost-effective intelligent container ports.

Mawan Smart Port is the first 5G green and low-carbon smart port to be built in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. As the number one project in the construction of intelligent terminals of China Merchants Port, Mawan Smart Port integrates nine smart elements of China Merchants Core, China Merchants ePort, Artificial Intelligence, 5G Application, Beidou System, Automation, Smart Port, Blockchain, and Green low-carbon. Its self-developed Investment Core operating system has broken the dominant situation of the previous foreign software terminal production management system.

Comments: In 2021, the construction of China's smart ports is surging and competing for glory, and the achievements are remarkable. As the number one project of the intelligent terminal of China Merchants Port, Mawan Smart Port integrates the nine popular wisdom elements under the strategy of "science and technology leadership", and has achieved fruitful results and won many awards. A large number of projects, such as mawan smart port, have effectively promoted the construction process of China's "transportation power".

7. The Ministry of Transport adjusts the standard of the deep-water shoreline of the port The coastal and inland rivers have been greatly improved

On November 30, the Ministry of Transport publicly issued an announcement on adjusting the standards for deep-water shorelines in ports (No. 73 of 2021). The new standard for deep-water shoreline released this time is a great improvement over the port deep-water shoreline standard issued in 2004.

According to the new standard, the deep-water shoreline of coastal ports refers to the coastal port shoreline suitable for the construction of various types of berths of 100,000 tons and above, of which the yangtze river below the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (Jiangsu section) is suitable for the construction of port shorelines of various types of 50,000 tons and above berths; The deep-water shoreline of inland river ports refers to the shoreline of inland ports suitable for the construction of various types of berths of 3,000 tons and above.

According to the former Ministry of Communications Announcement No. 5 of 2004, the port deep-water shoreline standard is that the coastal port deep-water shoreline refers to the coastal port shoreline suitable for the construction of various types of berths of 10,000 tons and above (including the relevant waters and land areas required to maintain its normal operation); The deep-water shoreline of inland river ports refers to the shoreline of inland river ports suitable for the construction of berths of 1,000 tons or more (including relevant waters and land areas necessary to maintain their normal operations).

Comments: The classification criteria for the deep-water shoreline of the port are not just a change in numbers. According to the Administrative Measures for the Approval of the Use of Port Shorelines, construction projects using deep-water shorelines of ports need to obtain the approval and approval of the competent departments of the industry. This scientific adjustment of the outdated "deep-water shoreline" division standard is very necessary and has a wide impact.

8. Construction of world-class container terminal project in the east operation area of Yantian Port Area of Shenzhen Port began

On December 8, the container terminal project in the east operation area of Yantian Port Area of Shenzhen Port officially started. The start of the project marks the official start of the construction of the automated terminal in the East Operation Area of Yantian Port, and also marks a crucial step in shenzhen's construction of a port-type national logistics hub.

The East Operation Area project has been included in the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and the list of projects for important infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The East Operation Area project includes four sub-projects of the first phase of the project, the liaison channel project, the supporting project and the support system project, and the total investment of the project is estimated to be about 14.49 billion yuan. The first phase of the project will build three new 200,000-ton automated container berths, with a shoreline length of 1,470 meters, a water depth of -18.0 meters at the front of the wharf, a total land area of 1.2 million square meters, and a design annual throughput capacity of 3 million TEUs.

The East Operation Area will vigorously promote the construction of digital terminals, take the construction of automated terminals as an opportunity, promote the construction of network security systems, cloud service data centers and cloud disaster recovery systems, and 5G infrastructure, and provide support for the construction of smart ports; On this basis, we will promote the deep integration of 5G communications, Beidou system, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence, Internet and port business, realize smart interconnection, smart decision-making, smart operation, smart port, smart logistics and smart services, and build the East Operation Area into the world's best and world-class smart green container terminal.

Comments: As one of the world's largest and busiest container terminals with single throughput, the construction of the Yantian Port East Operation Area has started, and its huge investment, large volume, high grade and strong technology have attracted the attention of the industry. After its completion and commissioning, it will surely consolidate the status of Yantian Port as the main hub port in South China and the global container trunk port of Shenzhen Port.

9. Provide demonstration samples The world's first professional dry bulk cargo fully automatic terminal landed in Yantai Port, Shandong Port

On December 22, the world's first professional dry bulk fully automatic terminal was put into use in Yantai Port, Shandong Port, providing a demonstration sample for the automation upgrade of traditional terminals around the world.

Bulk dry bulk cargo is the backbone of Shandong Port, Shandong Port Yantai Port has the world's largest 400,000 tons of ore terminal, bauxite annual throughput of more than 100 million tons, ranking first in the world. Due to the harsh working environment, high labor intensity and high labor costs of dry bulk cargo, it is of great practical significance to realize the upgrading of dry bulk automated terminals. At the same time, compared with standardized container operations, the characteristics of different dry bulk cargo forms and different types of transport ships require more accurate operation of machinery and equipment, resulting in the difficulty and relatively slow process of the development and construction of global dry bulk automated terminals.

On December 22, the full-process automatic control system of the dry bulk cargo specialized terminal independently developed by Yantai Port realized the process automation of "grasping and unloading, taking and loading ships, stacking and picking mixing, and picking and loading", successfully realized the world's first application of 5 cutting-edge technologies, and contributed to the world's ports a smarter, safer and more efficient "China solution". Through the whole system, the whole process, the full automatic operation, the comprehensive operation efficiency of the terminal is improved by 8%, the average ship is reduced by 6% when the port is stopped, and the operation driver in the port area is reduced by more than 30%.

Comments: Yantai Port of Shandong Port put into use the world's first operation terminal that realizes the professional control technology of full-system, full-process and fully automatic dry bulk cargo, and its research results provide a demonstration application scenario for the automation construction of bulk cargo terminals at home and abroad, which is of great significance. Following the large-scale rise of automated construction of container terminals, this technology and a revolutionary breakthrough in this field will greatly promote the intelligent upgrading and development of bulk bulk cargo specialized terminals.

10. Ningbo Zhoushan Port became the world's third 30 million TEUs port "14th Five-Year Plan" to build three 10 million box port areas

At 8:30 a.m. on December 16, with a remote command from Mao Jianhong, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Harbor Group, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group, and chairman of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd., a "red makeup" container located at Berth 7 of Meishan Port District of Ningbo Zhoushan Port was steadily hoisted to the "COSCO SHIPPING Pisces" ship with the cooperation of remote control bridge crane and smart collection card. So far, the annual container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port has exceeded 30 million TEUs for the first time, becoming the third port in the world to join the "Over 30 Million Cases Club" after Shanghai Port and Singapore Port.

From integration to substantive integration, in the past 16 years, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has moved forward firmly along the blueprint of integrated development drawn by General Secretary Xi Jinping, with the annual container throughput spanning the three major steps of "ten million boxes", and the global ranking has jumped from the fifteenth place in 2005 to the top three in 2005, creating the "Ningbo Zhoushan Port Acceleration" that has attracted the attention of the global port and shipping community.

According to the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Ningbo Port and Shipping" deliberated and adopted in December 2021, Ningbo Zhoushan Port will be fully built into three 10 million container port areas such as Chuanshan, Beilun-Daxie and Meishan during the "14th Five-Year Plan". By 2025, the cargo container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan will reach 35 million TEUs. On December 27, 2021, the main structure of berth 10, the last berth 10 under construction in the meishan port area of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, was completed, marking the completion of the overall construction of the hydraulic structure of the second "10 million box" single container terminal project built by Ningbo Zhoushan Port.

Comments: In 2021, the container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port exceeded 30 million TEUs for the first time, which is an important milestone in the rapid development of Ningbo Zhoushan Port in recent years, and also an important symbol of the increase in the weight of China's port "legion" in the world port. In the future, after the full construction of the world's only container port area with three tens of millions of containers, it will lay its position as a world-class large port and a strong port.

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