Beibu Gulf Port volume increases 13.8pc, surpasses throughput estimates
SOUTHWESTERN China's Beibu Gulf port cluster - the merged three ports of Fangcheng, Qinzhou and Beihai - posted a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo handled in 2012 to 174 million tonnes, exceeding estimates of 100.5 million tonnes, Xinhua reports.
Guangxi's Beibu Gulf Port Group has been active in attracting cargo and developing waterfront industries and logistics services to support growth in a challenging market weakened by global slowdowns.
Guangxi's Beibu Gulf Port Group broke into the list of top 500 Chinese enterprises posted by China Enterprise Confederation last year, ranking at the 446th, with an operating revenue of CNY20.3 billion (CNY3.26 billion).
It was also in the list of top 500 Chinese enterprises of the service industry, ranking at the 133rd, 47 places higher than its ranking in 2011.
Beibu Gulf Ports recorded substantial growth in its throughput and operating revenue last year. It previously estimated that its throughput tonnage would reach 100.5 million tonnes and container throughput 820,000 TEU. It also estimated that it would record a full-year operating revenue of CNY35.08 billion, surging 72.94 per cent, and a profit of CNY1.7 billion.
The port is now handles more than 30 container shipping lines to 200 ports in more than 100 countries, offering more than 50 sailings per week. It has 69 berths in operation. Fifty-three of them have capacity of 10,000 tonnes and over. Thirty-seven have capacity of more than 50,000 tonnes. The largest berth has a capacity of 200,000 tonnes. The port has an annual capacity of 170 million tonnes.
Beibu Gulf Port has reach an agreement with Sichuan province's Zigong city on spending CNY10 billion on building up a "dry port" there. Completion of the project will help to attract more cargo for the port while offering convenience for shippers in the hinterland region in shipping their trade goods via coastal ports.
SOUTHWESTERN China's Beibu Gulf port cluster - the merged three ports of Fangcheng, Qinzhou and Beihai - posted a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo handled in 2012 to 174 million tonnes, exceeding estimates of 100.5 million tonnes, Xinhua reports.
Guangxi's Beibu Gulf Port Group has been active in attracting cargo and developing waterfront industries and logistics services to support growth in a challenging market weakened by global slowdowns.
Guangxi's Beibu Gulf Port Group broke into the list of top 500 Chinese enterprises posted by China Enterprise Confederation last year, ranking at the 446th, with an operating revenue of CNY20.3 billion (CNY3.26 billion).
It was also in the list of top 500 Chinese enterprises of the service industry, ranking at the 133rd, 47 places higher than its ranking in 2011.
Beibu Gulf Ports recorded substantial growth in its throughput and operating revenue last year. It previously estimated that its throughput tonnage would reach 100.5 million tonnes and container throughput 820,000 TEU. It also estimated that it would record a full-year operating revenue of CNY35.08 billion, surging 72.94 per cent, and a profit of CNY1.7 billion.
The port is now handles more than 30 container shipping lines to 200 ports in more than 100 countries, offering more than 50 sailings per week. It has 69 berths in operation. Fifty-three of them have capacity of 10,000 tonnes and over. Thirty-seven have capacity of more than 50,000 tonnes. The largest berth has a capacity of 200,000 tonnes. The port has an annual capacity of 170 million tonnes.
Beibu Gulf Port has reach an agreement with Sichuan province's Zigong city on spending CNY10 billion on building up a "dry port" there. Completion of the project will help to attract more cargo for the port while offering convenience for shippers in the hinterland region in shipping their trade goods via coastal ports.