Shanghai Port Becomes the World's First Port with Annual Container Throughput Exceeding 50 Million TEUs
On December 22nd, according to the quick statistics of Shanghai Port Group, the container throughput of Shanghai Port in 2024 has reached 50 million TEU, becoming the first port in the world whose annual container throughput exceeds this level. Compared with the winter cold and depression, Shanghai Yangshan deep water port is still production in full swing, the operation is busy and orderly. 7:30 on December 22, 14 ocean-going large container freighters at the same time in Hong Kong, the container terminal berths are full of domestic and foreign trade freighters.
“Three phase four berths, the Mediterranean Mary ship is leaving the berth, the Mason Maersk ship is about to berth, please be ready to pick up and drop off the ship.” “Roger! The inspection team is in position.” This is the recent Shanghai Border Inspection Terminal Yangshan Border Inspection Station on duty of the daily work of the police. since December, Yangshan Port terminals have always been in a high state of operation, ships need to queue up to wait for empty berths. Ships leaving the port just sailed out of the berth, into the port immediately into the same berth of the “set berth” scene is more common. Yangshan Border Inspection Station, deputy team leader Wei Rongchun said: “Since December, our average daily number of international vessels inspection 27 times, an increase of 4.3% over the previous month, by the fall typhoon and cold air superimposed on the impact of November part of the ship also continued to December port, this busy state may continue to the end of the year. This month, Yangshan Port international liner routes reached 106, an increase of 10 over the same period last year, according to the current average daily berthing volume of more than 20 vessels throughout Yangshan Port, is expected to exceed 10,000 vessels next week, which is the first time since the operation of Yangshan Port exceeded 10,000.”
Data show that in 2024, the Shanghai port international freight liner routes up to 350, an increase of more than 30 over last year, route growth requires shipping companies to invest in the corresponding capacity, the new capacity to drive the volume of ships in and out of the Shanghai port has grown steadily. In Yangshan Port, Yangshan Border Inspection Station inspection window 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 24-hour police patrol duty to protect the arrival and departure of ships, personnel with the arrival of the inspection, border control procedures can be done immediately. According to the statistics of Yangshan Border Inspection Station, since 2024, the cumulative volume of international vessels entering and exiting the port has reached more than 9,860, an increase of 5% over the same period last year.
At the same time of the growth of the ship volume, the number of crew shift synchronized growth. Since this year, Yangshan Border Inspection Station for a total of more than 12,700 Chinese and foreign crew for boarding and leaving the ship for class change procedures, an increase of more than 3,100 people last year, an increase of 32%, but also higher than the previous year's annual amount of class change, setting a new record. It is worth mentioning that the number of seafarers boarding with E-Port Visa has started to increase, and this new policy has begun to play an effective role. The station said that it will further strengthen the publicity of relevant policies to facilitate the shipping enterprises in Pudong to utilize the advantages of Shanghai port's international connectivity, cross-border scheduling of crews, and enhance the competitiveness of enterprises.
In the face of increasing business volume, this year, Yangshan Border Inspection Station has actively implemented a series of initiatives to optimize the business environment, give full play to the advantages of “Internet +”, fully utilizing the Shanghai International Trade “Single Window” and the State Administration of Migration Border Inspection. Administrative licensing online window, combined with pre-arrival inspection mode, to achieve ship inspection, crew shift procedures from “only run once” to “one without running”; strengthen the 12367 immigration management service platform publicity and promotion, enhance the service response speed, in a timely manner to meet the needs of Chinese and foreign immigration personnel and shipping At the same time, it actively explores the role of canine technology in preventing risks at the ports under its jurisdiction, establishes Shanghai Sheng “two places and six parties” police integration cooperation, joint law enforcement at sea and other working mechanisms, and makes every effort to escort the safe, efficient and smooth customs clearance at the ports, and serves the economic and social development.
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