Over the past months,a southern Chinese harbor serving as a pivotal gateway to regions around the world has come into the spotlight after the launching of special customs operations on Hainan Island.LOCATED on the nor...Over the past months,a southern Chinese harbor serving as a pivotal gateway to regions around the world has come into the spotlight after the launching of special customs operations on Hainan Island.LOCATED on the northwest tip of HainanIsland,the Yangpu Port is a scene ofbustling activity with towering gantrycranes busily loading containers on andoff large cargo vessels.Port orders here have surgedas a result of a slew of special customs policiesthat went into force last December.展开更多
At Yangpu Port on the northwestern tip of Hainan Island,towering quay cranes are lined in neat rows, hoisting containers on and off cargo vessels in constant motion.“Today, half of the international ships we pilot ar...At Yangpu Port on the northwestern tip of Hainan Island,towering quay cranes are lined in neat rows, hoisting containers on and off cargo vessels in constant motion.“Today, half of the international ships we pilot are ultra-large vessels over 200meters in length,” said Lin Hongpin,head of the Yangpu branch of Hainan Provincial Ship Pilot Station. Since the launch of the island-wide special customs operations, port throughput has continued to climb, with pilotage services for such large ships rising by nearly 20 percent year on year.展开更多
文摘Over the past months,a southern Chinese harbor serving as a pivotal gateway to regions around the world has come into the spotlight after the launching of special customs operations on Hainan Island.LOCATED on the northwest tip of HainanIsland,the Yangpu Port is a scene ofbustling activity with towering gantrycranes busily loading containers on andoff large cargo vessels.Port orders here have surgedas a result of a slew of special customs policiesthat went into force last December.
文摘At Yangpu Port on the northwestern tip of Hainan Island,towering quay cranes are lined in neat rows, hoisting containers on and off cargo vessels in constant motion.“Today, half of the international ships we pilot are ultra-large vessels over 200meters in length,” said Lin Hongpin,head of the Yangpu branch of Hainan Provincial Ship Pilot Station. Since the launch of the island-wide special customs operations, port throughput has continued to climb, with pilotage services for such large ships rising by nearly 20 percent year on year.
