From November 18 to 20, 2022, China Communications and Transportation Association and Changsha Municipal People's Government hosted the "1st Changsha International Logistics and Transportation Expo" (hereinafter referred to as Changsha Expo), aiming to promote the development of green ports and build a more advanced shipping hub. YANTIAN was the only port enterprise invited. YANTIAN team, led by Peng Zhihong, Logistics Director of YANTIAN, and Neville Lam, General Manager-Commercial of YANTIAN joined the event.

YANTIAN at the Changsha Expo

Under the theme of "New Hub, New Channel, Digital Empowerment, and Smooth Dual Circulation", YANTIAN showcased its services as a major international port to port and logistics enterprises and local visitors, especially the well-developed intermodal service network. During the Expo, leaders from Hunan Port Office, Changsha Port Office, and other relevant government departments visited the booth of YANTIAN to exchange ideas on port and green development. They learned that Hunan enterprises can now enjoy convenient services offered by an international shipping hub on their doorstep.

Customer Reception

On November 18, YANTIAN held a customer reception at its booth, which was attended by nearly 100 representatives of shipping and logistics enterprises from Shenzhen and representatives of importers and exporters in central and western China.

 👆Dong Yanze, Director of the Department of Port and Shipping Administration of Shenzhen Transport Bureau

👆Peng Zhihong, Logistics Director of YANTIAN

Dong Yanze, Director of the Department of Port and Shipping Administration of Shenzhen Transport Bureau, and Peng Zhihong, Logistics Director of YANTIAN, delivered speeches at the customer reception. They thanked the governments at all levels, trade and logistics communities, and cargo owners of Hunan Province for their long-term support to Shenzhen Port and Yantian Port. This Expo has brought Hunan and Guangdong, connected by mountains and rivers, closer together in the modern logistics industry.

Green and Sustainable Development

YANTIAN, as the international shipping hub in the Greater Bay Area, the preferred port-of-call for mega vessels and preferred port for cross-border e-commerce in South China, owns 20 large deep-water container berths, which can safely and efficiently handle cargo import, export, and transshipment services for multiple mega-vessels simultaneously. It works with shipping lines to offer more than 100 weekly services covering major ports in the East U.S., West U.S., Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia. In addition, with the ability to handle a container in just 2 seconds on average, it assures that the industry chain and supply chain can run smoothly.

YANTIAN has long been expanding its intermodal service network, and by far launched 10 inland ports and 27 intermodal services, including Changsha, Yueyang, Changde, Zhuzhou, Liling, Hengyang, and Yongzhou inland ports in Hunan. These inland ports and rails leverage Hunan Province's geographical advantages and extend the port functions to Hunan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, and other inland areas, streamlining the "last mile" of cargo transportation and promoting the quality development of the intermodal service network.

Exchange and Collaboration with Local Government and Enterprises

During the Expo, YANTIAN, together with the Shenzhen Transport Bureau and Yantian Port Group, visited the Port Office and the Department of Commerce of Hunan Province respectively. The officials of Port Office and Department of Commerce said that Yantian Port is a very important international logistics channel to the south of Hunan Province and has made great contributions to the economic growth in Hunan. In the future, Hunan can extend in-depth cooperation with YANTIAN in the development of five international logistics channels, and inland ports, port alliances, logistics support, etc.

We also visited enterprises of manufacturers in Hunan Province to introduce the development of YANTIAN, as well as how to allow local enterprises to enjoy quality and efficient services offered by an international shipping hub on their doorstep. With abundant shipping services to Europe and U.S., it serves 1/3 of the import and export container traffic of Guangdong province and 1/4 of the container volume generated by the trade between China and United States. On average, there are 4 vessels serving Europe routes and 6 vessels deployed on U.S. services call Yantian Port on a daily basis, which offer importers and exporters of Hunan efficient gateways to go global, helping them explore  the international market.

Looking ahead, YANTIAN will continue to work together with all parties involved to improve the layout of inland ports and promote the quality development of intermodal service network, making more contributions to the achievement of the country’s peak carbon emission and carbon neutrality targets, and ensuring the smooth operations of the supply chain and the industry chain.