Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Port Group) is the largest port joint-stock enterprise in China, and now it is a comprehensive port with the second cargo throughput and the first container throughput in the world.
Shanghai Port Group has opened more than 200 liner routes all over the world to America, Europe, Australia, Africa, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and other places, with a monthly container flight density of 2 183. It is the port with the largest number of container routes, the highest flight density and the widest coverage in Chinese mainland. The 20 largest Chinese and foreign shipping companies in the world have all settled in Shanghai, and more than 80 foreign shipping companies have set up subsidiaries or offices in Shanghai.
In 2008, affected by the global economic downturn, the main production of Shanghai Port Group maintained a certain growth, but the growth rate slowed down obviously. In the whole year, the container throughput of the Group reached 28.006 million TEUs, up by 7. 1% year-on-year.
Accelerating the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center is an important strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, the Ministry of Transport and the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and it is also a clear strategic development goal of Shanghai Port Group. To speed up the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center, the core is to build, operate and manage Yangshan deepwater port area. Shanghai Port Group insists on centering on one center, completes two articles, speeds up the adjustment of industrial structure, implements the three strategies of Yangtze River, Northeast Asia and internationalization, and fully develops the four industries of container, bulk cargo, port service and port logistics, especially participates in the investment and construction of Yangshan deep-water port area, fully completes the production, operation and management of Yangshan deep-water port area, and makes positive contributions to the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center.
Since the first-phase wharf (1 pier) in Yangshan deepwater port area was put into operation on June 5438+February 2005, the second-phase wharf (pier 2) and the third-phase wharf (pier 3) have been completed and put into operation successively, and the port throughput and production efficiency have been continuously improved, and the container throughput has increased rapidly.
On June 6th, 2008, 65438+February 6th, 2008, the overall completion ceremony of the main project of Shanghai International Shipping Center Yangshan Deepwater Port North Port Area was held at the site of Yangshan Phase III Phase II (Pier 4). The completion and commissioning of the terminal marks the overall completion of the main project of the north area of Yangshan Deepwater Port of Shanghai International Shipping Center, and also marks the important progress in the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center. Under the current severe economic situation, it is of great significance to boost the confidence of international and domestic port and shipping industries and maintain stable economic development.
Yangshan deepwater port area will show vigorous development and vitality in the global water transport system network with shipping as the link, port as the fulcrum and logistics as the platform. Shanghai Port Group will accelerate the construction of a world-class port in the process of building Shanghai International Shipping Center and make unremitting efforts to achieve the long-term goal of "world-class terminal operator"!