Xiamen to develop into national logistics hub
Xiamen in East China's Fujian province was recently listed among China's national logistics hubs, along with 22 other cities, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The 23 logistics hubs include six different types – land ports, airports, seaports, manufacturing service-oriented ports, business service-oriented ports, and land border ports.
Modern logistics is a significant industrial chain worth 100 billion yuan ($14.15 billion) in Xiamen.
Statistics from the city's transportation bureau show that in the first eight months, its logistics industry yielded 85.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.09 percent.
In 2017 Xiamen port started to be capable of handling 10 million containers in a year. From January to August this year, the port handled more than 7.42 million containers, up 4.83 percent from last year.
An official from the Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Transportation said that the city will rely on the national port hub to develop various other modes of transport, including railway and air.
With its prosperous and busy port, Xiamen is chosen to become a national logistics hub. [Photo/IC]
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.