According to the Xiamen Port Administration Bureau, the reporter learned that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau “took care of epidemic prevention and control while taking care of resumption of work and production at the same time”, and at present, the production of Xiamen Port and shipping has stabilized and picked up rapidly. Statistics show that in the first three weeks of March, the shipping route named “Silk Road Maritime Route” from Xiamen Port sailed a total of 126 ships, with a throughput of 124,900 TEU, which has increased by 59.5 percent compared with the same period in February, with a throughput of 112.8 percent.
It is reported that after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Xiamen Port Authority immediately set up a leading group, implemented “grid” management and formulated emergency plans, so as to achieve “zero input and zero spread” in the whole port; It got in-depth knowledge of front-line situation, understood and solved the production difficulties and the weak spots of the port and waterway enterprises, and proactively served the production and project construction of enterprises; It has grasped the work of attracting investment and actively accumulated power for the subsequent industrial development; It has made concerted efforts to ensure that “the service quality of trunk lines has not been reduced, the route network has been kept intact, and the volume of handling containers has been promoted and stabilized”, and to actively ensure that the port and waterway enterprises could begin its work resumption.
In addition, the Xiamen government has issued a series of supporting policies to ease the troubles of the port and shipping enterprise and add confidence for them. According to incomplete statistics, under the current policy intensity, Xiamen Port would reduce operating costs for relevant enterprises by 37.5 million yuan.