China Merchants Group's port sector gets off to a good start

Domestic port container throughput increased by 15.6% year-on-year. Among them, Liaoning Port Group has added two foreign trade container routes "Dalian-South America West" and "Dalian-India" and one domestic trade container route "Yingkou-Qinzhou" this year. With the support of an increasingly complete route network, 1- In February, container throughput exceeded 1.7 million TEU, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%; China Merchants Port South China Operations Center completed foreign trade throughput of 2.08 million TEU from January to February 2024, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%. Overseas port container throughput increased by 5.4% year-on-year.

Domestic port bulk cargo throughput increased by 9.5% year-on-year. Liaoning Port Group fully implements the leading requirements of China Merchants Group to "build a great northern port", adhering to the principle of "smooth flow of goods and smooth movement of people", and continuously improves service efficiency.

The petrochemical business focuses on front-line production at ports and improves operating efficiency. From January to February, ship berths are often shortened by more than 10%, and the throughput is nearly 10 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. ; Focusing on "full integrated comprehensive logistics services" and promoting the extension of the cargo source network to the hinterland, Dalian Port completed a sea-rail combined transport volume of 76,000 TEU, a year-on-year increase of 21%; ensuring "food security" and continuing to improve the "North-South Grain Transportation" channel Construction to meet the farming needs of the hinterland, with 3.2 million tons of grain received and unloaded from January to February, a year-on-year increase of 8.4%; comprehensive travel support for people's livelihood was carried out. During the Spring Festival travel period, a total of 288,000 passengers were transported in and out of the port, and 72,000 ro-ro truck transports were completed Thousands of vehicles were transported, bringing the Spring Festival Transport to a successful conclusion.

Zhanjiang Port Group actively communicates with customers to understand supply guarantee needs, and rationally arranges ship berthing plans based on production conditions; strengthens communication with iron ore customers, improves operating efficiency, and reduces the waiting time of ships at the port. During the berth time, the iron ore loading and unloading volume increased significantly, with 6.95 million tons completed from January to February, a year-on-year increase of 14.3%; active communication and coordination were provided to ensure the continuous supply of oil to the local crude oil reserve, and the smooth completion of cross-month receiving and unloading of crude oil ships In January-February, petrochemical throughput was 5.01 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%.