The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China will pump in 6 billion yuan (RM2.88bil) this year to expedite the construction of world-class port facilities to meet greater demand from Asean.
Guangxi Transport Department director-general Pan Wei said the government would give priority to infrastructure development as the number of cargo ship calls had increased since the realisation of the China-Asean Free Trade Area early this year.
“We are developing a total of 26 port projects. By 2012, we will try to surpass the throughput target of 300 million tonnes and this will lift our logistic capacity and competitiveness to another level,” he said at the Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum recently.
He said the custom clearance procedure would be improved and electronised and logistic companies would continue to enjoy preferential packages for transshipment and distribution services such as reduction of toll charges.
The three Beibu Gulf ports of Beihai, Fangchenggang and Qinzhou in Guangxi have established routes with 220 ports in over 80 countries. The total annual throughput of the ports increased by 16.3% year-on-year to reach 94 million tonnes in 2009.
Myanmese Deputy Transport Minister U Nyan Htun Aung said Asean and China were the fastest growing economic regions in the world and maritime transport and shipping industries had played a key role in fostering deeper trade relations between both states.
Cambodian Public Works and Transport Minister Tram Ivtek said the two major ports in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh which were well connected with other Chinese and Asean ports would be upgraded.
“The Sihanoukville Port which is a 400m expansion of container terminal has been completed. A multi-purpose port which supports crude oil exploration at the open sea and a berth for special cargo in bulk are also under way,” said Ivtek.
He said the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port had seen a 12% increase of 1.24 million tonnes in capacity in 2008 from the year before. The port will be expanded to a new terminal about 20km from Phnom Penh city.
According to the Chinese Customs’ statistics, in the first half of the year, the total bilateral trade between Asean and China reached US$136.5bil (RM437bil). Asean remains as the fourth largest trading partner of China.
Guangxi Transport Department director-general Pan Wei said the government would give priority to infrastructure development as the number of cargo ship calls had increased since the realisation of the China-Asean Free Trade Area early this year.
“We are developing a total of 26 port projects. By 2012, we will try to surpass the throughput target of 300 million tonnes and this will lift our logistic capacity and competitiveness to another level,” he said at the Pan Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum recently.
He said the custom clearance procedure would be improved and electronised and logistic companies would continue to enjoy preferential packages for transshipment and distribution services such as reduction of toll charges.
The three Beibu Gulf ports of Beihai, Fangchenggang and Qinzhou in Guangxi have established routes with 220 ports in over 80 countries. The total annual throughput of the ports increased by 16.3% year-on-year to reach 94 million tonnes in 2009.
Myanmese Deputy Transport Minister U Nyan Htun Aung said Asean and China were the fastest growing economic regions in the world and maritime transport and shipping industries had played a key role in fostering deeper trade relations between both states.
Cambodian Public Works and Transport Minister Tram Ivtek said the two major ports in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh which were well connected with other Chinese and Asean ports would be upgraded.
“The Sihanoukville Port which is a 400m expansion of container terminal has been completed. A multi-purpose port which supports crude oil exploration at the open sea and a berth for special cargo in bulk are also under way,” said Ivtek.
He said the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port had seen a 12% increase of 1.24 million tonnes in capacity in 2008 from the year before. The port will be expanded to a new terminal about 20km from Phnom Penh city.
According to the Chinese Customs’ statistics, in the first half of the year, the total bilateral trade between Asean and China reached US$136.5bil (RM437bil). Asean remains as the fourth largest trading partner of China.