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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:16
Ningbo is maintaining a good momentum of growth in the combined sea and railway transport, especially the container transport market out of Zhejiang. According to statistics from Ningbo Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the combined sea and railway transport via Ningbo customs reaches 6,466 TEUs, including 4,642 ones from other provinces, which accounts from over 70% of the total and increases by 80% year on year.
Jiangxi Province is now the largest market of Ningbo for the combined sea and railway transport. In the first quarter of this year, Ningbo handled 4,632 TEUs from many cities of Jiangxi Province like Nanchang, Yingtan, Shangrao, Xinyu, Jingdezhen and Pingxiang. "The combined sea and railway transport can cut the cost for about 500 yuan for each container. In the economic depression on the international market, it can make us more competitive," said Wei Li'na, Manager of Jiangxi Zhongjie Kitchenware Company. In the first three months, she company exported 50 containers of goods through the combined sea and train transport, an increase of 32% year on year.
To promote the combined sea and railway transport, Ningbo Customs has strengthened the coordination with customs of other cities and it offers speedy customs clearance services of "one-stop declaration", "one-stop inspection", and "one-stop release." According to Xu Danli, director of the logistic monitoring center of Ningbo Customs, the customs clearance takes only five minutes on average for each parcel lot at Ningbo Customs.
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:14
Owing to the European debt crisis, the foreign trade of Ningbo in the first quarter of this year saw a low growth. According to the updated statistics from Ningbo Customs, in the first three months, the total of import and export of Ningbo City is $22.285 billion, increased by 1.9% over the same period of last year, and recovered from the general decline in the previous two months. Of the total, the export reaches $13.303 billion, increased by 4.8%; the import 8.982 billion , dropped by 21.% over the same period of last year.
In the first quarter of this year, The export to EU countries reaches 3.599 billion US dollars, reduced by 23.% against the same period in the previous year. Of the total, the export of solar energy cell, ship, LED panel and clothes dropped by over $300 million. The export to USA grows by 14.4%%. In the same period, The export to Latin American countries, the ASEAN countries and the Brics rises respectively by 7.6%, 24.2% and 10.2%. This shows that Ningbo has made considerable progress in the exploration of the emerging markets.
It is noted that in March the export increased by 10.9% on the year-on-year base, 2 points higher than the average growth rate of the country. According to Ningbo Statistical Survey Team of the State Statistics Bureau, in March, the export of ordered products of the manufacturing industry started to rise on the monthly base. According to an interview of 47 purchasing managers of manufacturers, orders for export increased by 29.8%, 16.5 points above the same period of previous month. In the first quarter of this year, the output value of exports of large industrial enterprises rose by 3.2 points above the previous months.
However, in the situation of the decline of the growth rate of the principal economic bodies and the decline of the external demand, the situation in the second quarter this year might not be satisfactory. Related person from Ningbo Trade Bureau says, it is estimated that the general situation of import and export of Ningbo might be "stable with low growth".
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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:14
In the first quarter of this year, the throughput of cargo handled by the Port of Ningbo reaches 105,340,000 tons, 4.7% more than the same period in the previous year. The containers handled amount to 3.7 million TEUs, increased by 10.2% over the precious year. For the growth rate the port ranks the first of the top four in mainland China.
Early this year, many international shipping companies started to adjust shipping lines of Europe and Asia. In this situation, the Port of Ningbo strengthened its cooperation with shipping companies and adjusted and optimized its shipping lines. In the first quarter of this year, the port opened new 8 container lines, increasing the total to 225. It handled 345,000 TEUs, increased by 16.5% above the same period of the previous year. In the meanwhile, Port of Ningbo further expanded the container transferring business with middle shipping companies and as a result, the port handled 371,000 TEUs for international transfer, increased by 15.2% above the same period of the previous year.
With the fall of price for ore on the international market, many ships loaded with ore came to the port. In face of this situation, Port of Ningbo increased its uploading efficiency and river and train transport. In the first quarter this year, the volume of ore unloaded amounts to 16,627,000 tons, up by 8.4%. Port of Ningbo took measures to organizing supplies of coal for power plants, especially the coal from the Changjiang River and the Lanxi River logistic enterprises. In the first quarter this year, the volume of coal unloaded amounts to 7,773,000 tons, increased by 10.3% above the same period of the previous year.
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Category: On The Campus
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Published: Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:13
On the morning of April 17, a teachers' training class for the KAB project opened in Ningbo Institute of Technology of Zhejiang University. The class has 35 students from institutions of higher learning in Ningbo and people from the College Graduates Business Park of Ningbo.
The training class aims to train a team of qualified people who are capable of guiding and supporting more college graduates to establish their businesses. In the five-day class, the trainees will receive systematic trainings in theory and practice. Those who pass the examinations will get the certificate of completion of courses authorized by All-China Youth Federation and International Labor Organization. Those who are engaged in business training for 36 hours will be awarded the certificate for the lecturer of the KAB project.
It is reported that Ningbo will strengthen the construction of the College Graduates Business Park and provide college students more opportunities for practice in business establishment. It will encourage colleges and business parks to play a greater role in the education and guidance of the college graduates in business establishment. It will involve authorities of institutions of human resources and entrepreneurs of middle and small enterprises in giving guidance and support to college graduates in their business establishment.