January to June this year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed container throughput of more than 21 million TEU, an increase of more than 9.5 per cent year-on-year, a record high for the same period in history, Ningbo section of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone continues to promote the construction of the "hub of the free trade zone".

Expanding routes to the sea

In the first half of this year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port deepened its strategic cooperation with shipping companies and port enterprises, innovatively launched the "sea-railway express line + China-Europe fast shipping" double-fast logistics mode, and focused on building the "Yiwu-Ningbo Zhoushan Port-Dubai", "Anhui-Ningbo-Europe" and other routes.Anhui-Ningbo-Europe" and other "double-fast" logistics channels to achieve efficient logistics and transportation through; at the same time, through new routes, optimizing the allocation of space, intelligent transfer of empty containers and other measures to better meet the logistics needs of domestic and foreign customers.Since the beginning of this year, the total number of container routes of Ningbo Zhoushan Port has reached 308, with many new routes including "Gemini Alliance", and 210 ultra-large container ships of "20,000 TEU class", further consolidating the position of the international hub.

Expanding Markets inland

By virtue of the unique advantage of the railway through the three major port areas, Ningbo Zhoushan Port and the railway department in close collaboration, and constantly encrypt the sea-railway inter-modal liner, leading to a steady increase in business volume.The newly opened "Jinhua South - Wenzhou Port" sea-rail intermodal train, "Shaoxing Gaobu - Ningbo Zhoushan Port" COSCO shipping chartered train, etc., for the inland foreign trade enterprises to provide a more efficient and convenient access to the sea.Recently, Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port a project - Jin Yong Railway Suxi container handling station has been opened and opened for sea-rail inter-modal transport to bring new increments.

Intelligent to help reduce costs and improve efficiency

In the port area flow, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Jintang Port District, Da Pukou Container Terminal, unmanned container trucks for the first time in a single month of operation exceeded 100,000 TEU mark; Smart Port S-ECP (intelligent remote control and unified scheduling platform system) successfully more than a hundred gantry cranes into the "cloud" centralised scheduling; easy Port launched the"Beidou + AI navigation" programme makes the outside of the container truck vehicles in the port area yaw rate reduced by more than 10%, gate access efficiency increased by 7%.

In terms of water transport, the first intelligent river container ship "Zhegang River 002 (Zhiyi)" certified by China Classification Society (CCS) has been in regular operation; the application of "Sigang Logistics Bao" has been formally connected to the comprehensive service platform of Ningbo enterprises, providing professional services for more than 700,000 enterprises.It provides professional global logistics enquiry service for more than 700,000 enterprises.

Green and Low Carbon for High-Quality Development

In the first half of 2025, the cumulative filling volume of LNG for international vessels in Ningbo Zhoushan Port exceeded 50,000 tonnes, which ranked among the top three ports in China, marking the green transformation of ship fuel supply to a new level.Zhejiang Province's first "green power terminal" - Ningbo Zhoushan Port Meishan Low Carbon Terminal Demonstration Project of wind, light and storage integration project is fully completed and put into use, has supplied power to Meishan Port area of more than 26 million kilowatt-hours to meet the "ten million box classIt can meet the energy consumption demand of 50 bridge cranes of "ten million containers" container terminal for half a year.

At a time when the global trade pattern is undergoing profound changes, Ningbo Zhoushan Port will continue to unimpeded the land and sea two-way logistics "artery", accelerate the construction of the "smart + green" port, and help build a more efficient and smooth new pattern of global logistics.

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