As the first cross-border cargo ship for domestic trade in China, 10,000 tonner "Jinbo", loaded with 21,000 tons of coal, arrived safely at Shanghai and docked steadily at the pier of Waigaoqiao Terminal at 4 p.m. on January 14. This marked the success of the maiden sail for cross-border domestic trade in our nation.
It is introduced that this 10,000 tonner Jinbo is a freight ship serving for Hunchun Chuangli Shipping Logistics Co., Ltd. of Jilin Province. There was totally 20,000 tons of coal in this cross-border transport produced by Hunchun Mining Group, departing from Hunchun Quanhe Port on December 7, 2010 to Rajin Port of North Korea and cargo concentration in port was accomplished there after one month. Special purpose vessel Jinbo ship docked at No.1 pier of Rajin Port of North Korea at 15 o clock on January 6 this year. The shipment began on 7th and the ship departed from Rajin Port at local time 10:30 on January 11 and arrived safely at the pier of Waigaoqiao Terminal, Shanghai after over 3 days voyage. Currently, related procedures for customs and inspections are in process.
Successive notices on pilot cross-border domestic trade transport in Jilin Province have been issued by General Administration of Customs, Ministry of Transport and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People s Republic of China since last year. Now, the successful arrival of the first cargo ship at the destination is an important achievement gained by Hunchun City or even Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture from implementing the forerunning policy of The Planning Outline of Cooperation in the Exploitation of Tumen River Zone, China. It is also a significant breakthrough in new international land-sea joint transport passage of Hunchun City or even Jilin Province, marking a crucial progress in the Launching out to sea through borrowed port strategy of Jilin Province.
Not only the coal resource of Hunchun City, but also that of Heilongjiang Province, closely adjacent to Yanbian area, can be transported to South China after Rajin Port exit is available. Because of the relatively low transport cost compared with that of other ports at home, this sea passage may become the Golden Passage for transporting coal from the north to the south until then.
