On December 9, 2022, the Lianyungang Port 400,000-ton Ore Wharf Reconstruction and Expansion Project and the mobilization meeting for key port projects were held at Lianyungang Xinsu Port Ore Wharf, with 5 key points represented by the 400,000-ton Ore Wharf Reconstruction and Expansion Project The project started intensively in Lianyungang Port.

5 key projects

It is reported that Lianyungang Port has started a total of 5 key projects this time, with a total investment of 4.72 billion yuan. District east breakwater pipe gallery extension project, and flood discharge channel project in Qitai operation area.

Among them, the total investment of the reconstruction and expansion project of the 400,000-ton ore terminal in Lianyungang Port is about 110 million yuan, and it is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023. After the completion of the project, it will add an annual design capacity of 18 million tons to the port, further enhance the capacity of foreign trade iron ore transportation and unloading, and enhance the functional radiation to the central and western regions along the Longhai line and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. At that time, Lianyungang Port will also become the first deep-water seaport in Jiangsu Province that can handle 400,000 tons of ships, which is of great significance for the construction of a modern three-dimensional transportation system.

The intelligent container terminal renovation and upgrading project has a planned investment of about 3.348 billion yuan. By the end of 2023, the digital base and some digital intelligent applications will be completed, and the main body of the initial storage yard will be completed.

The first phase of the International Grain Distribution Center project has a planned investment of about 945 million yuan and is expected to be completed and put into use in June 2024. After the completion of the project, the total grain storage capacity of the port will reach 500,000 tons, with an annual throughput capacity of nearly 6 million tons.

The Ganyu Port East Breakwater Pipe Gallery Extension Project and the Qitai Operation Area Flood Discharge Channel Project are port supporting projects and pilot projects, which will also be completed in 2023.

Yang Long, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Lianyungang Port Holdings Group, said that in the future, it will gather superior resources in port, shipping and road trade, create high-quality projects with heart, build an international hub seaport with high standards, and speed up the construction of a large oriental port with tens of millions of TEUs. In order to implement national strategies and Promote regional development and make greater contributions. Editor/He Yuting