New transport channel boosts trade among RCEP members By ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-27 10:54 Share CLOSE A brand-new car from Japan is bound for Kazakhstan through China s first sea-to-land transportation channel for motor vehicles that links East Asia and Central Asia. [Photo/China Daily]
More than 300 brand-new automobiles were shipped from Yokohama in Japan to the China (Liaoning) Pilot Free Trade Zone recently and then forwarded to Alma-Ata of Kazakhstan by train.
It marks the normal operations of China s first transportation channel that combines ocean and overland segments linking East Asia with Central Asia, said Sun Shiwei, an official with the Dalian Area of the Liaoning FTZ.
Sea-to-land shipping channel opens in Liaoning
More than 300 automobiles were shipped from Japan to the China (Liaoning) Pilot Free Trade Zone recently and then forwarded to Kazakhstan by train.
The shipment marks the start of normal operations of China’s first transportation channel that combines ocean and overland segments linking East Asia with Central Asia.
With this new channel, Japanese cars can be shipped to Dalian Port by sea. Then, after being reloaded onto a train at the port, they will go by rail to Horgos Port in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for another transfer before moving to Central Asia.
China: Ship repair sector buoyant
China’s ship repair and maintenance sector will see a robust period this year, thanks to favorable policies in the pilot free trade zones and the shutdown of several foreign shipyards for COVID-19 prevention requirements, industry experts said.
Like maintenance services for family vehicles, this kind of work is essential to keep mechanical equipment or machinery running smoothly on a ship. Be it a large structure or a small machine, efficient maintenance can prolong the life of such equipment.
Outside a facility in Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard Co, one of China’s largest private ship maintenance companies located in Zhoushan, a part of the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, many large domestic and foreign vessels, including oil tankers, containers and bulk cargo ships, have been lining up for maintenance and refitting operations.
IV. Project Background
CPC Central Committee and State Council issued Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area on February 18, 2019. It is proposed to optimize and enhance the function of Qianhai Shenzhen - Hong Kong Modern Service Cooperation Zone. Qianhai is striving to enhance the image of a new international city center in accordance with the idea of World of Qianhai, Cooperation Zone and Future City and the standard of Pursuit of Excellence and Global Leadership .
According to Comprehensive Plan of China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone – Shenzhen Qianhai & Shekou Area and Areas Surrounding Dananshan & Xiaonanshan, the planning of Qianhai & Shekou FTZ in the future will be positioned as: strategic pivot of Belt & Road Initiative relying on Hong Kong and Macao, serving the inland, and facing the world, demonstration zone of GBA deep cooperation, and new urban center. The Comprehensive Plan requires Qianhai area to strengthen it