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Category: Ningbo Business
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Published: Thursday, 19 January 2012 18:03
The 5th session of the 11th Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress opened on January 12 in Hangzhou. In the provincial government work report, Xia Baolong, acting governor of Zhejiang, pointed out that the government should promote the modern marine industry and optimize the plan and industry of Hangzhou Bay, Taizhou Bay, Sanmen Bay and Oujiangkou. It means that these places key areas for marine industry.
It is said that these areas will focus on emerging marine industries, port advanced manufacturing industry, marine service industry, modern marine fisheries and scientific development of marine resources, etc.
Joint efforts will be made by all the cities and counties in Zhejiang this year to promote the construction of marine economic development zone and international logistics center of bulk commodities, to upgrade Ningbo-Zhoushan port management, and to the coastal infrastructure facilities and transportation networks. The government will improve the logistic service system and accelerate the construction of the trading platform for bulk commodities and storage and transport bases for the state strategic materials.
The report makes it clear that the government will try to complete the Hangzhou-Ningbo Passenger Railway and promote the preliminary work of the multiple tracks of Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou expressway this year
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Category: Ningbo District
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Published: Thursday, 19 January 2012 18:03
The foreign trade via Ningbo Port has made a historical breakthrough, with the total exceeding 200 billion US dollars. On the afternoon of January 12, Xu Gaochun, Vice Secretary General of Ningbo Municipal Government, declared that in 2011, the import and export output through the port of Ningbo reaches 200.44 US dollars, increased by 24.2% over the previous year, making a historical new high. Of the total, the import is 76.69 billion US dollars, increased by 26%; the export 123.75 billion, increased by 23.1%.
In the last year, Ningbo further opened to the opening to the outside world. Related departments like the customs, the commodity inspection, marine affairs and so on further optimized the customs and inspection services.
In the meanwhile, Ningbo opened the regular container trains to Shangrao and Taizhou and promoted the reform of the customs and direct release services for exported commodities. In the last year, the efficiency for the customs clearance rose by 16.26% and 11.7%.
The port of Ningbo is becoming a very important one in China. "Compared with the port of Qingdao and the port of Shanghai, the port of Ningbo is most attractive for us," said Li Jingchen, General Manager of Qingdao Jilong International Logistic Company. In 2010, about 30% of the total export by the company is through the port of Ningbo. In the last year, the proportion rose to 80%.
The statistics of the General Administration of Customs show that the volume of import and export via the port of Ningbo covers 5.5% of the total of import and export of China, only next to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Nanjing, Qingdao and Huangpu. In the import of such commodities as petroleum, iron ore, liquid chemicals, coal, wine and fruits, the port of Ningbo plays a very important role
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Thursday, 19 January 2012 18:02
The 5th session of the 11th Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress opened on January 12. In the government work report, Xia Baolong, Vice Governor of Zhejiang, pointed out that Zhejiang should substantially promote modern marine industries and optimize the plan and industrial layout of Huangzhou Bay, Taizhou Bay, Sanmen Bay and Oujiangkou Area. This indicates that these areas are appointed key areas for modern marine industries of Zhejiang.
Reportedly, in these areas, the priority should be given to emerging marine industries, advanced port-oriented manufacturing industries, marine service industries and modern marine fishery, and the scientific development and uses of marine resources.
This year, for the construction of a layout that consists of a core, two wings, three circles, nine areas and islands, the province will strengthen the coordinated efforts of all the cities and counties for the promotion of the construction of the demonstrative marine economic development areas. The province will further promote the construction of the international logistic centers for staple commodities, strengthen the integration of the port resources, improve the management mechanism for the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, and enhance the coastal infrastructural facilities and the sea and railway transport network. It will improve the logistic service system, and accelerate the construction of the transaction platforms for staple commodities and storage and transport bases for the strategic materials for the state.
The report says that this year the province will complete the construction of the Hang-Yong Passenger Railway and promote the prophase work for the dual line of the Yong-Tai-Wen Highway