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According to the latest data, there were 1926 container ships operating at Ningbo Zhoushan Port in September; As of October 9th, the average waiting time for container ships at Ningbo Zhoushan Port has been restored to about 1 day, which is at a normal level. The daily number of operating ships and waiting ships remains dynamically balanced, and some container terminals have achieved direct docking of ships.
The efficiency of berthing at the dock has increased by 5 percentage points compared to the average in August
From January to September this year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed a container throughput of 34.666 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. Entering the Beilun Port Area of Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, the crane is constantly lifting and lowering, and the trucks shuttle back and forth. Since September, the daily operating volume of container terminals in Hong Kong has increased from 130000 TEUs to 142000 TEUs, with 4.27 million TEUs completed in the same month, a year-on-year increase of 11.5% and a month on month increase of 15%, reaching the highest level in monthly history; The daily average workload during the 7-day National Day holiday reached 145000 TEUs.
Ningbo Zhoushan Port focuses on core issues such as ship backlog and long waiting time at the port. It has organized production deployment meetings for various container terminals, issued special production sprint goals, and guided the terminals to fully ensure the input of production resources and improve operational efficiency. Each dock implements a daily quota drying system to supervise the opening of sufficient operating routes and ensure operational capacity.
We have assessed the operational capabilities of each terminal in advance and broken down our goals into every day and every operation path, "said the person in charge of the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Dispatch Command Center." The production progress between each terminal is' showing signs' every day, and whoever is slow will make up for it as soon as possible. "In September, the efficiency of container ship berthing operations at Ningbo Zhoushan Port increased by 5% compared to the average of the previous 8 months, and the efficiency of ship turnover and port clearance significantly improved.
74 ship adjustments completed after 3 typhoons
During the typhoon season, Ningbo Zhoushan Port actively strengthens regular communication and consultation with major shipping companies, conducts rolling assessments of the subsequent ship arrival situation, and collaborates to optimize the arrival plan layout; Establish a mechanism for sharing port and shipping information, promptly inform the shipping company of terminal operation capacity, yard load, vessel berthing and other situations, guide the shipping company to adjust the pace of vessel arrival, and avoid concentrated arrival at the port; Urge shipping companies to strictly control container dumping and overloading behavior, coordinate and accelerate the turnover efficiency of transit containers, reduce the inventory of transit containers at the dock, and avoid long-term occupation of site resources.
After the typhoons "Bawei" on the 9th, "White Dolphin" on the 13th, and "Shader" on the 18th of this year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has completed a total of 74 ship adjustments, including 56 vessel relocations and 18 two vessel relocations. Three container shipping routes have been optimized and adjusted simultaneously, achieving the unified planning and allocation of operational resources in the port area, effectively balancing the production load of the entire Hong Kong, and gradually easing the pressure of waiting at the port.
Multiple departments at the port collaborate to reduce non operational vessel hours to 70 minutes
Ningbo Zhoushan Port actively connects with maritime, customs, border inspection and other port units, regularly carries out collaborative linkage, and implements a series of customs clearance facilitation measures.
In terms of maritime affairs, the normalized operation of port state supervision mechanisms such as "temporary inspection without inspection" and "remote review" exempts eligible ships from boarding inspections before departure; Establish a full chain collaborative organizational model of "waterway anchorage berth operation", implement support mechanisms such as segmented import, forward anchoring, and "five priorities" for key material vessels; Implement zoning and grading management of offshore waiting areas, innovate the dual guarantee mechanism of "supply before wind and container after wind", and improve the accuracy and timeliness of traffic control under adverse weather conditions. In terms of border inspection, we will optimize and adjust the inspection measures for incoming ships, improve the pass rate of pre inspection, and promote the "zero waiting" and "zero delay" inspection and release of international shipping vessels. In terms of customs, we will carry out telecommunications quarantine on a regular basis, promote the application of remote inspection equipment, and effectively shorten the quarantine time.
Through the collaboration of multiple departments and the application of technological means, the non operating time of container ships at Ningbo Zhoushan Port was reduced to 70 minutes in September, an average decrease of 34 minutes compared to the whole year last year, and the smooth turnover of ships continued to improve.
