On May 14, 2024, the Shenzhen International Western Highway Hub Logistics Park officially started construction in Songgang Street, Bao'an District, marking another solid step taken by Shenzhen in improving logistics infrastructure and improving logistics service efficiency. As the flagship project and core carrier of Shenzhen's production and service-oriented national logistics hub, the logistics park is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2025.

Shenzhen International Western Highway Hub Logistics Park covers an area of 75,000 square meters, with a total investment of approximately 1 billion yuan. It is developed and operated by Shenzhen International Bay Area Investment Development Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Municipal State-owned Enterprise Shenzhen International Holdings Co., Ltd. The project will create a modern smart logistics facility cluster and logistics station demonstration model with complete functions, green intelligence, and leading industry formats. It will also promote the in-depth integrated development of advanced manufacturing and logistics industries and provide strong support for the establishment of Shenzhen's industrial city.

The person in charge of the project said that the logistics park will rely on Bao'an District's advanced manufacturing foundation and geographical transportation advantages, focusing on the construction of core areas such as automated international logistics cloud warehouses, smart trade logistics centers, and cold chain centers, focusing on the development of integrated logistics and supply chains in the manufacturing industry. Logistics, distribution and distribution related businesses. This will not only improve the logistics service level in Shenzhen and surrounding areas, but also further promote the prosperity and development of the regional economy.

As an important support for Shenzhen's logistics development, the Shenzhen production and service national logistics hub covers six types: land port type, airport type, port type, production service type, business service type, and land border port type. Last year, Shenzhen's production and service national logistics hub was selected into the 2023 national logistics hub construction list released by the National Development and Reform Commission, becoming the first city in the country to host four types of national logistics hubs: business service type, airport type, port type and production service type.

In addition, the Shenzhen International Integrated Logistics Hub Center is the core part of the Shenzhen business and trade service-oriented national logistics hub. The first phase of the project has been completed and operational, and the second phase of the project will also be completed by the end of 2025. The two major projects of Shenzhen International Western Highway Hub Logistics Park and Shenzhen International Comprehensive Logistics Hub Center, as well as multiple Shenzhen International Smart Logistics Port projects in Longhua, Longgang, Pingshan, Yantian and other regions, will collaborate with each other to focus on the real economy and further improve the public , railway, water and other multimodal transportation networks to improve the efficiency of logistics services.

The start of construction of the Shenzhen International Western Highway Hub Logistics Park will further optimize the layout of Shenzhen's logistics industry, improve the quality and efficiency of logistics services, and inject new impetus into the economic development of Shenzhen and even the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.Editor/Cheng Liting