Yangshan deep-water port is one of the ports with the largest container throughput in China. The journalist learned from the maritime administration department that with the acceleration of the resumption of production, international haul lines container ship flow in Yangshan deep-water port has increased significantly in the past week and has resumed to normal level.
On March 4, a total of 19 international haul lines container ships berthed at Yangshan deep-water port for loading and unloading operations, including six super-large container ships with a length of more than 366 meters and a capacity of 18,000 standard containers. After loading and unloading operation at Yangshan port, these international haul lines container ships will continue to sail from/to China and Europe, America and the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the statistics of ship flow by Yangshan Port MSA, in the latest week, the average number of international haul lines container ships entering and leaving Yangshan port every day reached 22, an increase of 36.5% over two weeks ago, exceeding the level of the same period last year.
In addition, the average number of feeder container ships entering and leaving Yangshan port every day in the past week reached 32, an increase of 20% over two weeks ago, basically resuming to the same level last year. These ships mainly transport containers between Yangshan port and ports along the Yangtze River. It is understood that in the past week, the container throughput of Yangshan port averaged 52,000 standard containers per day, resuming to 95% of the same period last year.
Maritime departments, through the introduction of “no meeting, zero errands, online one-time handling” online government services and remote non-contact supervision, minimize ship-shore exchanges, ensure the safety of ship navigation, serve to port resumption and normal operation.
Source::CCTV News

