Ningbo Port and Shanghai Railway Bureau signed Strategic Cooperative Agreement
Based on the principle of “Railway-Port Alliance and Win-win Cooperation”, Ningbo Port Co., Ltd. signed strategic cooperative agreement with a purpose to jointly expand large bulk cargo and container ocean-railway intermodal business of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port recently.
4000-Hp “ZGT 26”tugboat for dual purposes firefighting and tugging was officially put into operation in Jan. 8th. So far, Zhoushan Port Area has 27 tugboats with horsepower of between of 2800-6800 hp, which can effectively meet Zhoushan Port Area’s demand for auxiliary berthing service.
On Jan. 18th, inland river bulk cargo ship “Tiantong No.10” loaded with 500 tons of cargo sailed from Zhenhai Port Area and successfully passed through Yaojiang Ship Lock of Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal on Jan. 18th, indicating the navigation capacity of Ningbo Section of Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal has been upgraded from 300 tons to 500 tons, which further enhanced the navigation capacity of Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal and improved Zhedong Navigation network.