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Katherine Si | Mar 01, 2022

Shenzhen will prioritize the container transportation service development at the port areas of Yantian, Nanshan and Dachan Bay, promote container terminal facility expansion including the projects at east port area of Yantian port, the second phase container terminal pre-project of Dachan Bay and the shipping channel project at west port area of Shenzhen.

It will also strengthen LNG services ability at its port area, aiming to have 16m tons LNG receiving capacity by the year of 2025. 

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Shenzhen is going to integrate its LNG transportation resources and form local LNG carrier fleet to meet the demands from both international and domestic LNG transportation, as well as the LNG bunkering market.

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Last year, Shenzhen posted a container volume 28.77m teu, an increase of 8.36% year-on-year, setting a new record.