Guiyang International Land Port enhances logistics network

Since its opening in 2021 to September this year, the Guiyang International Land Port handled a total of 5.89 million metric tons of cargo and 187,000 rail wagon arrivals and departures, running 1,009 freight trains carrying more than 60,000 TEUs.

The Guiyang International Land Port. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

From January to September this year, the port registered 1.28 million tons of inbound and outbound cargo, a year-on-year rise of 29.88 percent. Its container throughput reached 67,000 TEUs, up 55.58 percent year-on-year. A total of 530 freight trains with nearly 30,000 TEUs were dispatched, marking a 79.9 percent year-on-year increase. Both its daily operational volume and yard utilization rate hit record highs.

"Previously, for Guizhou cargo bound for overseas markets, long-distance road haulage to coastal ports was required," said Dai Tianhua, a representative of Guiyang International Land Port. "Multiple transshipments, container unstuffing, and reloading were required along the way, and customs declaration procedures were handled separately in other regions."

The lengthy logistics chain brought many uncertainties, pushing up logistics costs and prolonging transit times — a long-standing bottleneck holding back Guizhou's cargo from reaching domestic and overseas markets.

A train departs from Guiyang International Land Port. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

Guiyang International Inland Port now runs 22 domestic routes and 24 international routes spanning 22 countries and regions, including Southeast Asia and Europe, forming an interconnected logistics network linking inland China with the world.

Supported by the cargo consolidation center of the Guiyang Free Trade Zone, the value of bonded import and export business hit 1.72 billion yuan ($259.16 million) from January to July this year.