Nandu News On August 8, 2024, Guangzhou Port and the Port of Long Beach in the United States officially signed a friendly port cooperation agreement and concluded a friendly port. The number of friendly ports in Guangzhou Port has reached 60, ranking first in the country.
According to the Friendship Port Cooperation Agreement, the Port of Guangzhou and the Port of Long Beach will establish a long-term and stable partnership and strengthen cooperation in many areas such as route opening, investment promotion, green environmental protection and clean energy, setting an example for global port cooperation and development. .
Guangzhou is vigorously promoting the construction of an international shipping hub.
According to reports, the Port of Long Beach is known as the "Best Seaport on the West Coast" of the United States. It is located in California, with a strategic location. It is the second busiest container seaport in the United States and the 21st in the world. It has 175 routes, connecting There are 217 ports around the world, handling a total trade volume of US$200 billion every year. Currently, a total of 24 13,000teu-class container ships are deployed on the liner route from Guangzhou Port to Long Beach Port, all of which call at Nansha Port. From January to June 2024, Guangzhou Port has a total of 9 container liner routes to the United States, including 2 passing through Long Beach Port. The volume of containers between the two ports is 180,300 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 24%.
Currently, Guangzhou is vigorously promoting the construction of an international shipping hub and creating a new and outstanding central world city. Guangzhou Port is in the same line as Guangzhou and has a development history of more than 2,000 years. Its cargo throughput and container throughput rank fifth and sixth in the world respectively. Its comprehensive port efficiency ranks among the top 20 ports in the world. It has opened 273 container liner routes. strip.
Sun Xiuqing, Party Secretary, Director and First-Class Inspector of the Guangzhou Port Authority, said that Guangzhou Port is the largest comprehensive main hub port in South China, the largest grain transit port, an important automobile hub port, and a hub port for routes to Africa and Southeast Asia. The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Guangzhou are each other's important trading partners. The two sides trade frequently in home appliances, hardware, wood, chemicals and other goods. It is hoped that the two sides will further strengthen international trade exchanges, promote regional cooperation, and unblock Sino-US trade exchange channels.
Long Beach Port Authority Board of Directors Sharon Weisman and Long Beach Port Chief Operating Officer Noel Hasegaba respectively expressed that they look forward to working together with the Guangzhou Port to achieve a better future based on the principles of mutual benefit and common development. Green, efficient and sustainable port management operations promote pragmatic cooperation between the two ports and contribute to the sustainable development of the global port industry.
Produced by Nandu Guangzhou News Department
Written and written by: Nandu reporter Zhong Liting, intern Li Jiatong, correspondent Guo Jing, Tang Xuyan, Yang Li
