Xiaomo Intl. Logistics Port exports 10,000th auto

Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone announced Thursday that it has exported 10,000 automobiles.

Part of Shenzhen Port, Xiaomo port is a key stronghold in Shenzhen’s effort to build a new-generation world-class automobile city.

Vehicles are seen at Xiaomo port in this photo released Thursday. Xu Xingdong

In December 2021, the port’s Phase I officially commenced operations, which is designed to handle 4.5 million tons of cargo a year, with two 100,000-ton berths and a 50,000-ton berth.

In December last year, the port was approved by the State as a national first-class open port, obtaining permit to launch international logistics services. Currently, the port has opened three domestic and international ro-ro shipping routes.

According to its development plan, the port plans to build a total of 49 berths in the future, with a gross annual throughput of 75 million tons.

It will handle about 300,000 vehicles annually for import and export by 2025, and 1 million by 2030. It will explore trading in auto spare parts, frozen meats and aquatic products, as well as electronic products with a yearly throughput of 2 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units).

Shenzhen is accelerating its development as an international logistics center. Xiaomo port is building itself into an important strategic logistics hub in the city, with a focus on the development of smart and contactless logistics. It aims to become an eastern gateway port in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, an automotive ro-ro hub in South China and an international automotive trade hub.