Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay welcomes OOCL Philippines Feeder 2 service

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SHENZHEN's Da Chan Bay Terminal One, managed by Hong Kong's Modern Terminals, has welcomed the maiden call of the Philippines Feeder 2 (PHF2), an Intra-Asia service, with the docking of the 2,700-TEU Larentia. This Intra-Asia service operated by Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) calls weekly at Da Chan Bay in Western Shenzhen, close to key manufacturing hubs in the Pearl River Delta. The feeder service had previously called at the Shekou Container Terminal in Shenzhen. The Philippines Feeder 2 (PHF2) service from Shekou to Da Chan Bay links Hong Kong to Manila North and South ports. In a related move, fellow Grand Alliance member shipping lines, Hapag-Lloyd and NYK Line, are also switching two of their transpacific services to call at Da Chan Bay instead of Shekou in early September. The services are the Super Shuttle Express (SSX), which is also jointly operated with OOCL, and the Pacific North West Express (PNX) service, which the three Grand Alliance members operate together with Israeli flag carrier Zim. Modern Terminals holds the majority shares in and operates Da Chan Bay Terminal One, as well as Taicang International Gateway in the Yangtze River Delta. Da Chan Bay Terminal One (DCB) is a new international container terminal located in the West Shenzhen Port area that has land and waterway access by truck and barge to both the eastern and western sides of the PRD. The terminal covers an area of 112 hectares with five berths along its 1,830-metre-long and 600-metre-wide quay. Water depth alongside is currently 15.5 metres and will eventually be dredged to 18 metres to accommodate the world's largest vessels.

More calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay as OOCL's Vietnam feeder joins throng

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SOUTH China's Da Chan Bay Terminal One, managed by Hong Kong's Modern Terminals, has welcomed the maiden call of the Haiphong Feeder Service 2 (HPH2) from Hong Kong to North Vietnam on August 27. This intra-Asia service operated by Hong Kong' s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) calls weekly at Da Chan Bay in Western Shenzhen, which lies close to key manufacturing hubs in the Pearl River Delta. The feeder service had previously called at the Shekou Container Terminal in Shenzhen. The port rotation for the weekly HPH2 service is: Haiphong, Fangcheng, Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), returning to Haiphong. It deploys one 1,000-TEU ship. OOCL earlier announced it will also re-route its Philippines Feeder 2 (PHF2) service from Shekou to Da Chan Bay, which links Hong Kong to Manila North and South ports. Furthermore, fellow Grand Alliance member shipping lines, Hapag-Lloyd and NYK Line, are also switching two of their transpacific services to call at Da Chan Bay instead of Shekou in early September. The services are the Super Shuttle Express (SSX), which is also jointly operated with OOCL, and the Pacific North West Express (PNX) service, which the three Grand Alliance members operate together with Israeli shipping line Zim. Modern Terminals holds the majority shares in and operates Da Chan Bay Terminal One, as well as Taicang International Gateway in the Yangtze River Delta. Da Chan Bay Terminal One (DCB) is a new international container terminal located in the West Shenzhen Port area that has land and waterway access by truck and barge to both the eastern and western sides of the PRD. The terminal covers an area of 112 hectares with five berths along its 1,830-metre-long and 600-metre-wide quay. Water depth alongside is currently 15.5 metres and will eventually be dredged to 18 metres to accommodate the world's largest vessels.

Shenzhen opens first direct road links to Vietnam to transport cargo

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TRANSPORTATION authorities from China and Vietnam jointly held a ceremony for the launch of the first direct road cargo transportation route from Shenzhen to Hanoi, Xinhua reports. Deputy General Manager Yuan Xiaojun of Shenzhen Yunfa Group, operator of the new service, said that the route covers a distance of 1,350 kilometres, of which 1,190 kilometres are within China and are expressways. With launch of the service, moving US- or Europe-bound transshipments from Hanoi to Pearl River Delta seaports and airports is now 15 hours shorter than the conventional route from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To reach a vehicle transport agreement back in 2011, Guangdong and Vietnam's transportation authorities held talks on routes, stations, and safety issues since this year. In the future, the two parties also plan to start cooperation on other motor routes and road-water or all water intermodal services. Direct passenger service from Guangdong to Vietnam will be launched by May 2013.

Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay One attracts four transpac and intra-Asia services

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DA Chan Bay Terminal One in west Shenzhen port area will receive two additional transpacific services and two intra-Asia services between the end of August and early September. "The momentum of services building up at Da Chan Bay over the last 12 months reflects the potential of the western Shenzhen market," said Benjamin Lai, managing director of Da Chan Bay Terminal One, which is owned by Hong Kong's Modern Terminals. The transpacific services are the Super Shuttle Express (SSX) operated by the Grand Alliance shipping lines Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL; and the Pacific North West Express (PNX) service jointly operated by Grand Alliance members together with Israeli flag carrier Zim. From early September the SSX service will call weekly at Da Chan Bay, deploying six 8,000-TEU ships. The port rotation is Xiamen, Shenzhen-Yantian, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), Kaohsiung and Long Beach. Concurrently, the PNX service will make weekly calls at Da Chan Bay, deploying seven ships with an average capacity of 7,500-8,500 TEU each. The service follows an eastbound port rotation of: Singapore, Laem Chabang, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), Kaohsiung, Vancouver, Tacoma with a westbound rotation of Vancouver, Tacoma, Busan, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (MTL), Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Singapore, Laem Chabang. Said Modern Terminals sales chief Peter Levesque: "We are pleased that the Grand Alliance members and Zim have chosen Da Chan Bay as its preferred business partner for supporting their business expansion in Pearl River Delta (PRD) market. Da Chan Bay's strategic location in western Shenzhen and proximity to key manufacturing hubs in PRD provide customers efficient trucking solutions and unparallel barge connections." The intra-Asia services are the Haiphong Feeder Service 2 (HPH2) and Philippines Feeder 2 (PHF2), which are operated by OOCL. The port rotation of the HPH2 weekly service is Haiphong, Fangcheng, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL) and returning to Haiphong. It will deploy one 1,000-TEU ship. The port rotation of the PHF2 weekly service is: Hong Kong (MTL), Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Manila South, Manila North and back to Hong Kong (MTL). It will deploy one 2,700-TEU vessel.

Shenzhen first half container volume increases 1.3pc to 10.7 million TEU

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THE Port of Shenzhen posted a year-on-year 1.3 per cent higher container volume to 10.7 million TEU in the first half of the year, according to the Guangdong Statistics Bureau. Xinhua also reported there was a 4.1 per cent higher cargo volume of cargo that came to 85.73 million tonnes. The bureau also said Guangdong provincial ports posted a container throughput of 22.67 million TEU, 5.1 per cent more than one year ago, and a throughput of 653 million tonnes, rising 5.3 per cent year on year, Xinhua reports. Guangzhou terminals lifted 7.02 million TEU, up 3.8 per cent, and 212 million tonnes of cargo overall, up 8.1 per cent. Shenzhen recorded a 1.3 per cent higher container throughput of 10.79 million tonnes. Eastern Guangdong's Shantou port recorded a box throughput of 577,300 TEU, growing 12.8 per cent, while its overall cargo increased 12 per cent to 21.81 million tonnes. Southern Guangdong's Zhanjiang port handled 199,500 TEU, up 22.3 per cent, and 85.07 million tonnes of cargo overall, a rise of five per cent. In terms of foreign trade cargo volume, Guangzhou handled 2.66 million TEU, up 28.1 per cent, and 53.54 million tonnes in overall cargo, up 22.8 per cent. Shantou's foreign trade cargo container throughput increased 6.6 per cent to 278,600 TEU, while tonnage grew 25.4 per cent to 6.02 million tonnes. Zhanjiang's containerised foreign trade cargo rose 16.6 per cent to 77,200 TEU while tonnage went up 6.7 per cent to 28.72 million tonnes.

DHL to build logistics hub in Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong economic zone

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DHL Global Forwarding, a subsidiary of logistics company Deutsche Post DHL, says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone. Under the terms of the agreement, the logistics firm will be allowed to "firmly" establish its presence in Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone that is about one hour by truck from Hong Kong. The special economic zone that will be developed over the next eight years on reclaimed land in western Shenzhen is earmarked to become a thriving commercial centre and one of the world's biggest logistic hubs owing to preferential policies granted by the central government. The policies, which assist financial, IT and logistic service operators, are designed to transform Qianhai into a "pioneering zone" for the mainland and will effectively allow the logistics providers to offer improved and more flexible services across mainland China and globally, a company statement said. "As more and more international and Chinese enterprises move into the area, this strategic location offers our customers further opportunities to utilise this world-class logistics facility and expand their business domestically and overseas," said DHL Global Forwarding regional chief Edward Hui.

Shenzhen throughput down as trade weakens

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Shenzhen's container throughput dropped 2.4 per cent year-on-year to 1.88 million TEUs last month in yet another sign of the mainland's weakening trade, reported the South china Morning Post. This is the first year-on-year decline in container throughput for the mainland's second-busiest and the world's fourth-busiest port since January and the first monthly decline since February. In comparison, its container throughput rose 3.4 per cent year-on- year in May and 5.6 per cent in April. "The June figures are not good for Shenzhen, indicating trade is getting worse," Sunny Ho Lap-kee, executive director of the Hong Kong Shippers' Council, said. Thousands of Hong Kong-owned factories in the Pearl River Delta, a region long seen as the factory to the world, export their goods through the ports of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Ho said that at a meeting two weeks ago, Hong Kong exporters said they were facing a very difficult environment. "The situation is more difficult than the port figures of Hong Kong and Shenzhen suggest. They found it hard to believe that Hong Kong and Shenzhen ports had positive growth in the first five months of this year, as their business had decreased significantly," he said. During the first six months of this year, Shenzhen's container throughput grew 1.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the Shenzhen Ports Association. In the first five months, the container throughput of Hong Kong, the world's third-busiest port, rose two percent to 9.98 million TEUs, according to the Hong Kong Port Development Council. "The situation for Hong Kong manufacturers is even worse, because they still focus on Europe and the US. These markets have been hit harder than Asia. The Pearl River Delta exports have a much higher focus on the EU and US [than other Chinese ports]," Ho said.  

Hong Kong and Shenzhen to build international shipping centre

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Hong Kong and Shenzhen are planning to build an international shipping centre by establishing an international shipping trade centre in the Qianhai area of Shenzhen within the next five years. In Shenzhen's 12th five-year program the city will be focusing on creating service platforms for an international trade centre, reports Xinhua. Shenzhen will enlarge the port's capacity, further improving international shipping services, and introduce a shipping management centre, as well as a ship brokerage and settlement centre. Hong Kong has also expressed their interest in Shenzhen's plan. By building an international shipping centre, Shenzhen will expand the shipping route network and draw more renowned overseas shipping and management firms to invest in business in Shenzhen. In the meantime, the port in western Shenzhen will be part of the Qianhai free trade port area. The port area will offer preferential tax policies to shipping companies and will do a trial run of a yuan loan programme. To help increase customs efficiency, green passages will be created between the port area and Shenzhen checkpoints. The hope is to turn Qianhai into South China's Manhattan after Shenzhen and Hong Kong develop it, transforming Qianhai into a regional transportation hub. By 2020 Qianhai will have already created more urban railways, water traffic routes and ports in addition to creating a hub for service industries in the Asia Pacific region.

China Merchants' Shenzhen-Shekou terminal adds intra-Asia service

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CHINA Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) has announced the launch of a China-Japan-Philippines (CJP) service from its Shenzhen's Shekou Container Terminal (SCT). The CJP service will deploy three vessels averaging 1,000 TEU to be jointly operated by Sinotrans Container Line and Yang Ming. The service will call at SCT every Friday connecting Tokyo, Yokohama, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and back to Tokyo.

Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay opens South China/US east coast (SCE 2) service

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DA CHAN BAY Terminal One, the newest container terminal in West Shenzhen, is now receiving first calls from the South China East Coast service (SCE 2) operated by Grand Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, OOCL, HMM and Zim) again from May 12 as the transpacific peak season approaches. The SCE 2 will call at the Modern Terminals Ltd operated terminal every Saturday, following a port rotation of Busan, Shanghai, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Panama Canal, Manzanillo, Kingston, Savannah, Charleston, Kingston, Manzanillo, Panama Canal and back to Busan, deploying nine ships in the 4,600-5,000-TEU range. Da Chan Bay Terminal One (DCB) is a new international container terminal serving the Pan-Pearl River Delta cargo catchment areas. DCB covers an area of 112 hectares with five berths along its quay of 1,830 metres long and 600 metres wide. The depth is to be dredged to 18 metres from its current 15.5 metres to accommodate larger containerships.

China Shipping starts China-Thailand-Japan from Shenzhen-Shekou

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CHINA Shipping Line has launched China-Thailand-Japan CTJ1 service from Shenzhen's Shekou Container Terminals (SCT). The CTJ1 southbound loop calls at SCT every Sunday on the following port rotation: Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou and Leam Chabang, a statement from the terminal operator said. The CTJ1 northbound loop calls at SCT every Thursday on a port rotation of Leam Chabang, Guangzhou-Nansha, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Xiamen, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Busan. The first vessel to be deployed on the new service was the Najade, which departed from Shenzhen's Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) on April 2.  

Shenzhen International's profit rises 36 percent in 2011

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Shenzhen International Holdings Limited has announced that profit attributable to shareholders in 2011 rose by 36 per cent compared to the previous year to HK$1,745 million (US$224.74 million), Shippingazette reported. The significant growth of the logistics business was mainly attributed to the successive openings and improved operational performance of new logistics centres as well as economies of scale benefiting from the expanded operating scale. In addition, enhanced operating efficiency and control of operating expenses were said to have enhanced the competitive edge of the group's logistics business. Revenue for the 12-month period ending December 31 (excluding construction service revenue from toll roads) increased by 18 per cent year on year to HK$4.9 billion. Profit before finance costs and tax from its core business amounted to HK$3,100 million, representing a growth of 35 per cent over 2010. Within this total profit from its core business grew by 62 per cent over 2010 to a record HK$1,482 million, the group said in a statement posted by PRNewswire-Asia. The increase in toll revenue was attributed to the "stable growth of the Chinese economy, the increase in the ownership of small-displacement vehicles, together with the completion of conversion works on existing roads and opening of extension section," the statement said. With the group holding a 25 per cent stake in Shenzhen Airlines since April 2010, the carrier last year contributed a profit of HK$424 million to the group, up from HK$143 million in 2010. The group increased its equity interest in the airline to 49 per cent in January this year with the completion of the acquisition of an extra 24 per cent stake. Of the future, Shenzhen International chairman Guo Yuan said: "The group will continue to increase its investment and explore in logistics sector and strive to turn the logistics business to become the main driver of the group's future growth. As the toll road business has become mature, the group will focus on developing the newly-completed projects so as to bring in relatively stable investment returns and adequate cash flow."