Lianyungang Port named in national logistics hubs initiative

2021-12-01 15:48:00

Lianyungang Port has been recognized as one of China’s first batch of 25 national logistics hubs as a development priority during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, according to the National Development and Reform Commission on November 29.

With a superb geographic location, Lianyungang Port, the largest sea port in Jiangsu Province, provides critical links to Central Asia, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. It’s one of China’s 11 key international sea ports, a key transport hub of the Belt and Road initiative and an international logistics center, known for outstanding service, multimodal transportation and other advantages.

As of October this year, Lianyungang had saw 4,435 freight train trips, accounting for over 40% of the province’s total. Since the first China-Europe cargo train to Alma Ata, the largest city in Kazakhstan, debuted in 2015, the city has kept expanding its international transportation network, which features the new Asia-Europe land-sea intermodal channel, five trade routes and also extended connections to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

Data shows, in the first half of this year, Lianyungang Port handled 134 million tonnes of cargo, such as iron ore, coal and machinery, hitting a record high. Among them, foreign trade cargo totaled about 67.73 million tonnes, an increase of 5.3% year-on-year.