SHANGHAI
International Port Group (SIPG) and THE Alliance have entered into an agreement to test out onshore
container drop-offs for cargoes bound for Yangshan
Deepwater Port, which is farther
from Shanghai.
Opened in 2005, Yangshan port is
built on the islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan, which are part of Zhejiang
province, but is administered by SIPG to facilitate Shanghai's throughput
growth.
The three-month pilot scheme,
which began on July 1, will see containers that are meant to be shipped on THE
Alliance's Asia-US East Coast (EC1) service, being dropped off at an onshore
yard and then handled by SIPG, instead of being trucked along the congested
Donghai Bridge, which connects Yangshan port to Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
The project is aimed at improving
the business environment of Shanghai Port and reducing logistics costs, while
also improving Shanghai Port in terms of business innovation and port
development work in line with the construction of the Shanghai International
Port Centre and a free trade zone.
The system will alleviate
bottlenecks on the Donghai Bridge and the accumulation of containers in the
port area by rationing trailer entries into the port during quiet times,
reports Container News, Jacksonville.
In recent years, Yangshan port
has seen increasing container shipments as Shanghai consolidates its position
among container ports worldwide.
Last year, Yangshan port handled
19.8 million TEU, with its automated terminal accounting for 3.27 million TEU.
Donghai Bridge is the only overland route to send containers to Yangshan Port
and traffic will continue to increase. In future, the automated terminal's
handling capacity is expected to reach 6.3 million TEU.
Source : HKSG.
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