On December 29, 2025, the highly anticipated Anhui Huainan International Logistics Port Multimodal Transport Project held its groundbreaking ceremony at the original Xieyi Mine site in Xiejiaji District, marking the official entry of this major project with an estimated total investment of about 3.885 billion yuan into the construction phase, injecting strong momentum into Huainan's efforts to revitalize its old industrial city and become a national logistics hub carrier city.

Serve national strategy and regional development

The project under construction this time is an important component of the Anhui Huainan International Logistics Port project. According to the plan, the total area of the international logistics port project is about 2033 acres, divided into two areas: Caijiagang and Taowei Wharf. Among them, the Caijiagang area that started construction this time is the core of the project, covering an area of about 541 acres, excluding railway land. The project is positioned to create three circles: hub+node+platform, aiming to become a multimodal transportation hub serving the Hefei metropolitan area, radiating to northern Anhui, and an important logistics node radiating to the central region of the Yangtze River Delta.

The construction of the project is a key lever for Huainan to deeply integrate into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and improve the modern logistics system of channels, hubs, and networks. Through the efficient connection of various transportation modes such as public, railway, and water, the project will significantly enhance the transportation location level of Huainan, optimize the regional logistics pattern, and have profound significance in reducing regional social logistics costs, supporting industrial agglomeration, and undertaking industrial transfer in the Yangtze River Delta.

Efficient and interconnected multimodal transport system

According to the design plan, the core of the project is to build efficient multimodal transportation capabilities. The dedicated railway line of the project will be connected to the existing Caijiagang Station on the Xizhang Line, achieving seamless integration of railway transportation. In the future, a comprehensive modern logistics hub integrating "highway railway water transportation" will be formed with the Taowei Port area, which is about 3 kilometers away. The forecast shows that the annual freight volume of the hub in the initial, near and long term will reach 2.55 million tons, 3.37 million tons and 4.55 million tons respectively, with huge development potential.

This layout does not exist in isolation. In recent years, Huainan City has been vigorously promoting the Anhui water transportation strategy and striving to build the Huaihe River shipping hub. For example, the Huainan Port Wanjiang Logistics Comprehensive Terminal located in Panji Port Area has been completed and opened this year, and its intermodal transportation function of public transportation and iron transportation has begun to serve regional economic development. The addition of international logistics ports will collaborate with existing port clusters to weave a comprehensive logistics network with wider coverage and higher efficiency.

Plan a development blueprint for phased construction

According to the plan, the Anhui Huainan International Logistics Port project will be promoted in three phases and is expected to be fully completed and put into operation within 2029. The commencement of the multimodal transportation project this time is a crucial step in the project's progress, and its smooth implementation will lay a solid foundation for subsequent projects. Keywords: Land Port Logistics News Network

After the full completion of the project, it will not only have core functions such as multimodal transportation, regional distribution, and comprehensive logistics services, but also expand value-added services such as cold chain, e-commerce express delivery, and supply chain finance. Ultimately, it is committed to building a national level comprehensive logistics hub with the highest level of modernization and the strongest multimodal transportation capacity in the northern Anhui region. This is not only an important lever for Huainan City to promote the industrial transformation of resource-based cities and achieve green and low-carbon development, but also to build a solid logistics support platform for the high-quality economic development of Anhui Province and even the entire central region.Editor/Cheng Liting