Guangzhou Port Group sees increased throughputs in year's first five months

Guangzhou Port Group, one of the largest port operators in China, achieved an increase in cargo and container throughputs in the first five months of this year thanks to its deepened layout of shipping routes and accelerated transformation towards intelligent and green practices.

The company, based in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, achieved a year-on-year growth of 3.6 percent and 7.7 percent in cargo and container throughputs, respectively, from January to May, according to data from the company.

The Group has rapidly expanded routes out of the Guangzhou Port towards the global market, with 178 being foreign trade routes. Among them, 153 routes lead to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, accounting for over 85 percent.

Newly added routes to Southeast Asia and Latin America, such as the CHL2 to Thailand and the WSA3 to Peru, have become pivotal in unlocking the incremental growth of emerging markets this year, according to the company.

In early May, the company's Nansha Port introduced a series of preferential foreign trade service measures, offering flexible services, such as extending the free stacking period for heavy containers on the North American route to 30 days, in response to international economic and trade fluctuations.

Additionally, the company has released a series of digital products to accelerate its transformation towards intelligent and green practices.

In the fourth phase of the Nansha Port, a fleet of 158 domestically produced automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, have been put into operation, forming the largest autonomous horizontal transportation formation in the country.