Xinhua News Agency, Ningbo, March 29 (Reporters Zou Duowei and Ye Haoming) Data released by the Ministry of Transport on the 29th showed that in 2024, the national port cargo throughput was 17.6 billion tons, and the container throughput reached 330 million TEUs, continuing to rank first in the world; during the same period, my country accounted for eight and six seats in the top ten ports in the world in terms of cargo and container throughput respectively.
The theme publicity activity of "Caramous Port, Vibrant China, World-Class Port Construction" was launched at Zhoushan Port, Ningbo on the 29th. This was learned by the reporter from the launching ceremony.
The world-class port groups such as the Bohai Rim, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have been formed, and the port infrastructure scale has remained the world's first for many years; key port construction projects have been accelerated, the port layout of major cargo transportation systems has been further improved, and the proportion of berths of large deep-water professional terminals has been greatly increased; the number of automated terminals that have been built and under construction ranks first in the world; a number of near-zero carbon ports have been accelerated, and the proportion of port new energy clean energy applications and green collection and distribution has continued to grow... At the event site, the "report card" handed over by many parties showed the brilliant answer to the high-quality development of my country's ports.
"These achievements not only demonstrate the hard-core strength of China's ports, but also become an important engine to support Chinese-style modernization." said a relevant person in charge of the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Transport.
A relevant person in charge of the Water Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Transport said that the new era and new journey are anchored to the goal of building a world-class port. my country's port construction must follow three "persistences": First, adhere to integrated development, improve the port collection and distribution system, develop water-water transit and rail-water transport, and promote the coordinated development of regional ports; Second, adhere to innovative development, vigorously promote the construction of green ports in smart ports, strengthen the deep integration of new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence with port business, and accelerate the promotion and application of new energy and clean energy at ports; Third, adhere to safe development, deepen the investigation and rectification of major risks and hidden dangers, strengthen the construction of safe production and emergency response capabilities, improve the construction of dual prevention mechanisms, and strengthen the inherent safety of ports.
It is reported that the theme publicity activity of "Caramous Port, Vibrant China, World-Class Port Construction" will go to the front lines of ports in Zhejiang, Shandong, Hainan, Tianjin and other places for interviews, and deeply reflect the highlights and achievements of high-quality development in the port field and new business forms and new momentum of Chinese-style modernization through all media.
