On May 9, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lingang New Area Management Committee held a press briefing for the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone. The import and export volume of Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone in the first quarter was 42.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36%. The average daily container throughput in March and April this year was 66,000 TEUs and 59,000 TEUs, respectively, 90% and 85% of the average in the first quarter.
In the first quarter, in the face of the complex external situation and the impact of multiple factors such as the new crown epidemic, the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone promoted the resumption of work and production in an orderly manner, and increased institutional innovation and Function cultivation, and stable operation in the first quarter.
First, Yangshan Port continued to maintain stable operations. The average daily container throughput in March and April 2022 was 66,000 TEUs and 59,000 TEUs, respectively, 90% and 85% of the average in the first quarter, showing that during the epidemic, the overall operation of the terminal was relatively stable. The resumption of work and production of enterprises has gradually increased since late April, and it is expected to resume further in May.
Second, the resumption of work and production in the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Logistics Park is progressing steadily. As of May 8, 2022, 193 companies operating in the physical park have resumed work, accounting for 85%; 7,456 employees have returned to work after resumption, accounting for 52%; 84 companies have returned to more than 50% of their normal operating scale, accounting for than 37%.
Third, the regional economy is running well. In the first quarter, the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone achieved an import and export volume of 42.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36%, ranking 10th in the National Comprehensive Bonded Zone. In the first quarter, the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone achieved sales of 65.4 billion yuan of goods above designated size, a year-on-year increase of 27%.
Fourth, the innovation of various systems and the cultivation of functions have been steadily advanced. In the first quarter, the epidemic prevention and control and economic development were well coordinated, and various institutional innovations and functional cultivation were steadily promoted. As the first foreign ship inspection agency in the Lingang New Area, Asia Ship Survey Co., Ltd. was officially approved to carry out statutory inspections and classification inspections of ships. , the “Yangshan Port” registry port supporting ship inspection made a breakthrough. Maersk, OOCL and other foreign-funded shipping companies have officially approved their coastal piggyback business applications, and are expected to complete their maiden voyages before the end of May. The launch of functional platforms such as the regional bonded ship supply platform and the container forward freight contract trading platform is making steady progress.