Chongqing Port Becoming Hub for Distribution in Southwest China

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Jiulongpo Container Berth is strategically located for intermodal surface transportation

The Jiulongpo International Container Berth (at the Chongqing Port) has already become the biggest and most advanced container yard along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. 93% of the yearly international container import/export volume for the region is handled by this berth. Over the past few years, the Jiulongpo Container Berth Company has constructed a 50,000 sq meter container yard, renovated 2 old berths, constructed 2 container operations lanes, and has purchased new container handling equipment. The Jiulongpo area is Chongqing’s southwest warehouse base, being strategically located for intermodal surface transportation – with water, rail, and road options. Chongqing port has 350,000 square meters of warehouse and storage space. In November of 2000, Chongqing Customs set up a port office at Jiulongpo and in June of 2002 they set up a Customs inspection station, possessing EDI linkages with Shanghai Customs. In 2003, with China Customs guidance, Chongqing established the first public bonded warehouse. Inside the warehouse there is 24 hour full supervision system and a computer network to meet all bonded warehousing needs. Comparing Methods of Transport from Chongqing to Shanghai While there are multimodal options from Chongqing to Shanghai, the different options present unique strengths and weaknesses. Companies shipping from Chongqing to Shanghai must be aware of the alternatives before they can make informed decisions: <table border="1" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Pros</td><td style="text-align: center;">Cons </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Barge </td><td><ul><li>~7 days to Shanghai</li></ul><ul><li>Service should improve significantly with completion of 3 Gorges and infrastructure upgrades</li><li> Most suitable mode for export </li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Lack of standardized vessels leads to low utilization rate on Yangtze River</li><li>FCL costs high</li><li>Transit time inconsistent</li><li>Low flexibility (infrequent sailings)</li><li>Bad weather, fog, 3 Gorges traffic, floods, etc</li></ul><ul><li>Transit time longer than truck</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Truck </td><td><ul><li>~4 days to Shanghai</li></ul><ul><li>Flexible</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Cost 50% higher than barge</li><li>Accidents, delays, poor road conditions, and cargo security problem</li><li>Suitable for inter-provincial movements</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Rail </td><td><ul><li>3 day lead time to Shanghai on express train </li><li>Security is reliable </li><li>Improved service </li><li>Good on-time KPIs </li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Can't guarantee space with express service</li><li>Standard service has long lead time, hard to book space</li><li>Breakbulk oriented, not export containers</li><li>Express service costs 50% more than truck</li><li>Low volume capacity </li><li>Good for intra-provincial transport </li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> 9 application/xml false china logistics china supply chain chongqing distribution chongqing logistics chongqing sourcing chongqing to shanghai chongqing warehouse jiulongpo yangtze river logistics yangtze river shipping Chongqing Port Becoming Hub for Distribution in Southwest China Manufacturers Increasingly Utilize Yangtze River Corridor from Chongqing to Shanghai http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/101781 The China Supply Chain Moving Inland Manufacturing Moving to Western China Creates New Supply Chain Challenges http://supplychain.establishinc.com/public/item/101451 Chongqing Port Information Network Website for Chongqing Port http://www.cqg.com.cn/1080863910568919040/index.html Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 Establish 208.105.4.154 false true false false true 187565 false false true false false false true 94086 blog blogsite/ChinaSupplyChain/web