Yantian opens inland container depot
Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) in eastern Shenzhen has opened its first inland container depot in Dalingshan Town at Dongguan City.
Local shippers can now pick up empty containers at the facility, which is located closer to factories and cargo sources, and return empty import containers to the depot after unloading them. This saves shippers trucking the boxes back to YICT, which costs time and money
With the support of the Shenzhen government, YICT opened the inland depot to better meet the needs of the many factories that are migrating to China’s interior. The 3.12-hectare facility can assist these factories by providing 24/7 storage, management, cleaning and repair of up to 8,000 TEU at a location that is not far from the crossing of the Changping-Humen Highway and National Highway 107.
Liu Zukun, manager of Dongguan Yongxin Logistics Company, said the new depot offered advantages to his company.
“Previously, we had to pick up import containers from Yantian Port and unload them in the factories, and then we had to return the empty containers to Yantian,” he said.
“But now we can just return the empties to Dalingshan, and move on with our next order. We are now able to make two rounds a day at just one round’s cost.”
Local shippers can now pick up empty containers at the facility, which is located closer to factories and cargo sources, and return empty import containers to the depot after unloading them. This saves shippers trucking the boxes back to YICT, which costs time and money
With the support of the Shenzhen government, YICT opened the inland depot to better meet the needs of the many factories that are migrating to China’s interior. The 3.12-hectare facility can assist these factories by providing 24/7 storage, management, cleaning and repair of up to 8,000 TEU at a location that is not far from the crossing of the Changping-Humen Highway and National Highway 107.
Liu Zukun, manager of Dongguan Yongxin Logistics Company, said the new depot offered advantages to his company.
“Previously, we had to pick up import containers from Yantian Port and unload them in the factories, and then we had to return the empty containers to Yantian,” he said.
“But now we can just return the empties to Dalingshan, and move on with our next order. We are now able to make two rounds a day at just one round’s cost.”