The construction will start on August 28, 2022. Hu Huaping, deputy director of the Transportation Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that Guangxi will work hard, make contributions, fully implement the high-standard and high-quality construction requirements, and strive to start the construction of the entire Pinglu Canal in March 2023 .

In 2022, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will complete the construction of the Western Land-Sea New Corridor with an investment of 60 billion yuan in major infrastructure projects, a container throughput of 7 million TEUs, 7,000 sea-rail intermodal trains, and Nanning Airport's international cargo and mail throughput. "And other goals and tasks, the level of infrastructure connectivity has been improved, the comprehensive service capabilities of Beibu Gulf Port have been enhanced, the comprehensive policy of reducing fees, improving efficiency and optimizing services has achieved actual results, and the growth rate of channel logistics has achieved breakthroughs.

Accelerate the stimulation of channel economic vitality

In recent years, Guangxi's port infrastructure has been improved day by day, and the transportation has become more convenient. The Beibu Gulf Port has a prominent location advantage. Many well-known international and domestic enterprises have settled in Guangxi, and the regional economic development is full of vitality.

Under the guidance of the RCEP policy, relying on the "two countries and two parks" between China and Malaysia, Guangxi vigorously develops ASEAN trade. Goods such as Thai cassava chips and Indonesian minerals were transported to Qinzhou Port by ship, "disembark and board the train", and then distributed to other provinces, autonomous regions and cities in the west through sea-rail combined transport trains.

Deepen the "single window" cooperation between Guangxi and Chongqing, Yunnan and other provinces along the channel, and realize the sharing of business data such as manifests in Guizhou and Chongqing, vehicle entry and exit with Chongqing; Increase the intensity of reforms such as "release first and then inspect". In 2022, the overall customs clearance time for imports and exports at Guangxi ports will be 11.65 hours and 0.38 hours respectively, a reduction of 79.41% and 97.3% compared with 2017, and the customs clearance efficiency will be significantly improved.

The continuously optimized business environment has allowed more and more goods from the western region to go to sea through the Beibu Gulf port, and the comprehensive competitiveness of the new land-sea corridor in the west has been significantly enhanced. In 2022, the total import and export value of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities along the new channel will reach 523.73 billion yuan through Guangxi ports, which will effectively help promote the steady growth of Western foreign trade. Editor/Xu Shengpeng