On April 23, 2024, the Kunming National Comprehensive Freight Hub Chain Replenishment and Strengthening Project invested by Yunnan Communications Investment Group officially broke ground on the Yunnan Expressway Dupu Pu Central Warehouse, marking a step forward in promoting the modernization of the logistics industry and building an international logistics hub in Yunnan Province. A solid step forward.

The Dushupu Service Area is located at the throat of the West Yunnan Highway. It has an advantageous geographical location, rich functions, and complete service facilities. It is not only the largest expressway service area in Yunnan, but also a strategic location for the Communications Investment Group to explore transportation and energy, logistics, and cultural tourism. An important base for the integrated development of emerging industries. The construction of the central warehouse is a concrete action taken by Yunnan Communications Investment Group and Kunming City to jointly implement the provincial 3185 strategic development goals and promote economic development. It is also important for accelerating the construction of Kunming International Dry Port, supporting the international land-sea channel towards the Indian Ocean, and helping my country to face the The construction of the radiation center in South Asia and Southeast Asia is of great significance.

The project will make full use of the convenient transportation location advantages of the service area. It will be based on the Yunnan Expressway Service Area (non-oil) FMCG Warehousing and Distribution Center and the Yunnan Green Food Distribution Center, and combine the shopping malls of Anning City, Taiping New City, and Kunming’s main urban area. To meet the warehousing and distribution needs of super convenience stores, build a multi-functional integrated logistics hub. Among them, the introduction of six core functions, including regular and urgent use, multimodal transport, warehouse and distribution integration, business management collaboration, smart cloud warehouse, and financial services, will greatly improve logistics efficiency and service levels. The project has a planned land area of 83,300 square meters, a construction area of 57,700 square meters, and a total planned investment of 387 million yuan. It is expected to be put into operation in March 2025.

In the future, Yunnan Communications Investment Group will take the Dudupu Central Warehouse as a new starting point, rely on the highway network and road area advantageous resources, vigorously develop the green beauty channel economy, build a 1+5+N highway logistics network, and transform the central warehouse project into Orderly access to the highway channel logistics system, continue to innovate and make breakthroughs in functions, design, green, and smart development, cultivate new productive forces, lay a solid foundation for Yunnan's high-quality leap-forward development, and further promote Yunnan to become a radiator for South Asia and Southeast Asia center and an important node in the Indian Ocean International Land-Sea Channel.Editor/Cheng Liting