Tianjin Aims to Become Int'l Container Center in E. Asia

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Tianjin Aims to Become Int'l Container Center in E. Asia

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Tianjin, the largest port city in north China, is determined to become an international center for containers in east Asia by 2010 through pumping an investment of 20 billion yuan (about 2.41 billion US dollars) toward this purpose.

The port will be capable of handling 10 million TEUs of containers by 2010, according to Yu Rumin, head of Tianjin Port Affairs Bureau.

East Asia is becoming a hot region for economic development in the world, so Tianjin Port, with its advantage of being close to the Eurasian Continental Bridge, will become an important outlet for connecting the East Asian Economic Rim and the European Economic Rim, said Yu.

The major investment will go toward the construction of 10 specialized container berths, a logistics center for containers and 20 other supporting projects leading to or from outside of the port, Yu said.

Tianjin now has 11 specialized modern berths for containers and handles 2.41 million TEUs of containers a year. The port operates 68 regular shipping service routes and has established business ties with over 300 ports in other parts of the world. It offers more than 300 container voyages each month.

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