Since the coronavirus outbreak began this Spring Festival, port terminal production at Guang'ao Port Area has been affected to some extent.Under this circumstance, Shantou CMPort Group Co., Ltd. successfully launcheda barge route of "Guang'ao Port Area - JieyangHongdong Terminal", the first new shipping route ever since resumption of construction after taking the initiative to adopt innovative ideasand createnew opportunities in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.With Jieyang and Chaozhou as its destinations of cargo flow, this route is launched to achieve interconnection between Guang'aoPort Area and JieyangHongdongContainer Terminal through the mode of water-water transfer.

More than 60% of the outbound towing drivers working at Port of Shantou are of Hubei nationality. Affected by the coronavirus outbreak, it is difficult to resume work within a short period of time, and the terminal towing capacity is seriously insufficient. In order to fight against difficulties, Shantou CMPort Group Co., Ltd.launched a new channel featuring regional container shipping by adopting barge transport mode through intensive market research and orchestration. During the epidemic period, the promotion of this model will benefit alleviating the shortage of towing capacity, hence providing strong impetus for resumption of production little by little.

Source:Shantou Daily, Feb 26, 2020

汕头广澳港区复工后首条新航线开通

        春节以来，广澳港区码头生产因新冠肺炎疫情受到一定影响。汕头招商局港口集团有限公司创新思路、危中寻机，顺利开通复工后首条新航线——“广澳港区—揭阳红东码头”驳船航线。该航线货物流向为揭阳、潮州地区，将以水水中转的模式实现广澳港区与揭阳红东码头集装箱的互联互通。

        汕头港外拖司机60%以上为湖北籍，受疫情影响短时间内难以复工，码头拖车运力严重不足。为此，汕头招商局港口与船公司加强市场调研，精心策划，以驳船运输模式开通了区域集装箱运输新渠道。疫情时期，此模式的推广将有利于缓解拖车运力不足的问题，为生产逐步恢复提供有力支撑。

来源：汕头日报2020-2-26