Chapter 979 Jiangshan Port

Fan Wubing was quite satisfied with the operation and management of the branch. After the senior executives and employees of Erxiao had lunch on our behalf, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, He Qingyuan, the secretary of the Donghai Province Party Committee, called in person. Come over and invite them to inspect the port construction of Jiangshan Port.

Regarding the port construction of Jiangshan Port, Fanshi Investment Group has also invested a lot of money. So far, a total of more than 2 billion has been invested.

The scope of such a construction project also depends on the stripping situation.

Therefore, at four o'clock in the afternoon, Fan Wubing's motorcade merged with He Qingyuan's motorcade and then rushed to the construction base of Jiangshan Port.

It was already August, which was also the period when the climate was the hottest. When we were in the car, the air conditioner was on all the time and we didn’t feel anything bad. When the team arrived at the base, everyone opened the door and felt the heat wave rolling in. Coming at you.

"I think I'd better stay in the car," Shen Ying said to Fan Wubing.

Fan Wubing took a look at Shen Ying and saw that the clothes she was wearing were relatively thin. If she stayed outside in this kind of weather for a moment, the sweat would immediately wet the thin clothes and she would be easily exposed. Yes, so he nodded and said, "Then just stay here. There are some cold drinks in the car. If you need anything, just ask them to get it for you."

"I know" Shen Ying nodded. He smiled and waved, "Go quickly, it won't look good if the provincial party secretary is waiting."

Fan Wubing laughed, then closed the car door and walked onto the construction dock at the port. He met He Qingyuan and others who had arrived earlier, and then went to the base to inspect the progress of the project.

In fact, the construction of Jiangshan Port began when Fan Heng was in Jiangnan Province. However, port construction is a major event and cannot be accomplished overnight. With the financial support of Fan Investment Group, Donghai Province has also benefited a lot, and part of the port is now ready for use.

Hundreds of thousands of tons of ships sailing from Australia transport refined iron ore powder or iron products that have been initially smelted in Indonesia, and then transport them to the precision smelting plant in Jiangnan Province through other transportation methods. Processed into various steel products for use by various enterprises under Fanshi Investment Group.

In addition to seaport construction, the port projects under construction on the Yangtze River trunk line this year, except for a few projects that failed to complete the plan due to bank loans, port address changes, etc., most of the port construction projects are progressing smoothly, and the project quality is generally good. The vast majority Port projects are in the final stages. A total investment of 250 million yuan was completed throughout the year, eight freight facilities were built, 16 new port freight berths over 1,000 tons were added, the port's annual throughput capacity was increased by 13 million tons, two passenger transport facilities were built, and The annual passenger volume of the port will be increased by 4 million, and three warehouses will be built.

The new warehouse construction area will be more than 10,000 square meters.

For example, the second phase project of Jiulongpo Port Area of ​​Chongqing Port, the first phase project of Hongxigou Wanxian Port, the passenger transport facilities project of Chenglingfan Port, the steel parts and general cargo terminal project of Shigang Port, the second phase project of Jiujiang Port Foreign Trade Terminal, and the Nizhou Port of Chizhou Port The first phase of the port area project, the second phase of the Wuli Temple project of Anqing Port, the special wharf project for copper fine sand of Tongling Port, the reconstruction project of the butterfly wharf at Yuxikou of Wuhu Port, the saddle work, the port foreign trade wharf construction project, the Nanjing Port Passenger Terminal Project, Nanjing Port Yizheng Oil Port Petrochemical Terminal Expansion Project, Nanjing Port Xinshengwei Foreign Trade Port Area Terminal Container and Heavy Duty Operation Line Technical Transformation Project, Jiangyin Port Old Port Area Expansion Project, Gaogang Yangwan Port Area Phase I Project, etc., most of the projects All have been completed and entering the final stage.

Among them, due to changes in the market, the originally approved inland river berths will be transformed into 10,000-ton berths. The lower means expansion project of the old terminal of Yichang Port and the preliminary design of the Xinshengwei Auto Ro-Ro Terminal of Nanjing Port have also been approved by the Ministry of Transport and will start construction soon.

With the continuous improvement of port facilities on the main stream of the Yangtze River, ports, as infrastructure, will play an important role in the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Everyone stood on the newly built pier. Looking at the vast sea and the various ships running in the distance, He Qingyuan looked a little emotional. He Qingyuan said to Fan Wubing, "In the newly revised "Foreign Investment Industry Guidance Catalog", the country has relaxed the restrictions on foreign investment in ports. Equity restrictions have eliminated the requirement for Chinese holdings of public terminals. The proportion of foreign investors in port enterprises can be increased to more than 51%. In the "Port Law" being revised, the state has clearly stated that for port investment. Domestic and foreign economic organizations and individuals are encouraged to invest in the construction and operation of ports in accordance with the law and protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors. The biggest impact of the promulgation of the "Port Law" is to clarify the rights and obligations of port operators and protect the legitimate rights and interests of port operators. , and be open to foreign investment and private capital to the greatest extent.”

Fan Wubing nodded, clearly understanding the significance of this.

As we all know, with the gradual opening up of the country to the outside world and the gradual introduction of competition mechanisms, there are very few high-profit industries. The port industry, in particular, is one of the few high-profit industries in the country, and its relevance to the national economy is also low. point! About one. With the continuous reform of the port management system and the gradual relaxation of investment policies. Strong Chinese and foreign capital have shown some aggressiveness.

Overall, the prospects for domestic port construction are still very broad. Statistics from the Ministry of Transport show that in the first half of last year alone, the eight major ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Tianjin, Lianyungang, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Xiamen and Guangzhou Port made a total profit of 800 million yuan. A year-on-year increase of 40%.

Last year, the average earnings per share of the eight port companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was more than 30 cents, regardless of the absolute value of performance. The growth rates are still at the forefront of various industries. Last year, the cargo throughput of large-scale ports across the country was approximately 3 billion tons, and foreign trade and container throughput grew rapidly.

"For more than ten years, the annual growth rate of China's port container business has reached more than 30%. It is expected that by 2010, the coastal throughput of China's ports alone will reach 4 billion tons, of which the container business will reach 100 million tons. tons, and in 20 years, the container business will exceed the 200 million tons mark," He Qingyuan told Fan Wubing. "Obviously, the development prospects and strong profitability of the domestic port industry will undoubtedly become the target of foreign capital competition for a long period of time in the future. Fan was able to get involved in this field early and achieved great success. Achievements, it can be said that Mr. Fan has a far-reaching vision.

"Haha. Secretary He is being polite, but there is a demand in this area, so he is rushing to start construction." Fan Wubing smiled politely and said to He Qingyuan, "Our business has this requirement. , and Donghai Province has a convenient location, so this cooperation has been possible, and it seems to be very pleasant now. "

at present. Three of the world's largest home port groups, Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, Singapore's Port Authority and Denmark's Maersk, have begun sharpening their knives. Preparing to get involved in the domestic port merger and acquisition battle, Taiwan Evergreen, Orient Overseas and other giants have also set their sights on Xiamen, Tianjin, Dalian and other ports.

It is not difficult to imagine that once the policy is relaxed. Capital from all walks of life will gather on the coast of the continent and seize ports one after another.

"However, judging from the current situation, although the country has made preparations for policy opening up, the actual operation involves the interests of all parties, and there should not be any major changes within two years. This is also Mr. Fan's point. A good opportunity has arrived." He Qingyuan said to Fan Wubing, "In fact, in addition to Jiangshan Port, there are many high-quality ports that can be opened in Donghai Province."

After hearing what He Qingyuan said, Fan Wubing smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

He Qingyuan was also a sensible person. He briefly mentioned it. Seeing that Fan Wubing didn't want to say anything more about this issue for the time being, he didn't ask for trouble. He just walked along the construction site with Fan Wubing, talking from time to time. The workers who stumbled by said hello or something.

The accompanying TV reporters quickly captured these shots with cameras and cameras. Obviously, the key news about the provincial party committee secretary's inspection of the Jiangshan Port construction project will be included in the evening news.

Fan Wubing walked with He Qingyuan, and there were many issues in his mind.

Domestic port construction has always been relatively cautious. It was not until 1987 that the first joint venture was built with foreign capital to build a container port. However, its expansion was not very fast. So far, there are only dozens of port joint venture projects, with a total investment of It has not exceeded 10 billion yuan, of which less than half is foreign investment.

Due to the impact of policy, there are no port projects built and operated by foreign direct investment. Even though the policy is now loosened, there is still some time to buffer before it is implemented.

The port construction in Donghai Province does have many advantages, especially since it is a deep-water port with relatively low construction costs. After completion, the port can berth ships with larger tonnage. For an ocean-going fleet like Fan Wubing, Words are particularly important, so Fan Wubing chose to build a port project in Donghai Province at that time. Now it seems that it is very prescient.

While everyone was talking, they saw the 100,000-ton giant ship slowly approaching in the distance. Under the guidance of the pilot, it slowly approached the dock. Li Xuan, the container disassembly device on the port, became busy. , constantly lifting the containers on the ship from the ship, and then transferring them to the dock.

In a few hours, these containers will go where they need to go thanks to the powerful six-region transportation capacity.

Fan Wubing couldn't help but be touched when he saw this scene. Because of those large port handling equipment. Actually they are all produced by Fan.