The development plan for the port and shipping logistics industry in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Nansha district was released on Aug 19, putting forward a total of 42 specific tasks and five supporting measures.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area international export cargo consolidation center was set up in the Nansha international logistics hub at Guangzhou Port on Sept 29.
The container ship Mingyang 658 departed from the Gaolan Port International Container Terminal to Nansha Port on Sept 9, marking the launch of the shipping route between the two ports, which uses the same ship for domestic and foreign trade.
Nansha port area welcomed its first liquefied natural gas-powered container ship when it launched the Thailand CTS shipping route on June 5.
China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) put its first automated wharf in Guangzhou Port into test on Wednesday.