The vice chairman of China Merchant Ports Group, Yim Kong, chose the second World Maritime Merchants Forum to propose that the Hong Kong Government fund the establishment of a new Hong Kong mega-port.
Speaking at the Forum held on Monday (15 November) Mr Yim said he had suggested to the Hong Kong Government to assist Hong Kong terminal operators with efforts to decarbonize. “I suggested that the Hong King Government could form a dedicated fund to help operators speed up the replacement of high energy consuming facilities,” he said.
“We would also encourage Hong Kong’s terminals to cooperate with neighbouring terminals in the Greater Bay Area in order to facilitate technical green standards and reach the same levels of automation.”
More controversially, Mr Yim proposed that Government embark on a feasibility study for a new mega-port that would “cater for today and future demands,” providing stronger backup to attract more international trading in Hong Kong.
Mr Yim’s comments were delivered a day before October container throughput figures at Hong Kong Port were released.
In total the Port of Hong Kong handled 1.25m teu in October, reflecting an 11.9% fall in box numbers compared to October 2021.
Drilling down into the figures the Kwai Chung terminals handled 955,000 teu during the period under review, a decline of 18%. Buoyed by the continuing demand for barge products from the mainland amidst ongoing restrictions on trucked goods, the River Trade Terminal handled 295,000 teu, reflecting an increase of 15.7%, compared to October 2021.
The cumulative total at both facilities after ten months stands at 13.878m teu or 6% fewer than at this point in 2021.
The vice chairman of China Merchant Ports Group, Yim Kong, chose the second World Maritime Merchants Forum to propose that the Hong Kong Government consider the establishment of a new Hong Kong mega-port.
Speaking at the Forum held on Monday (15 November) Mr Yim said he had suggested to the Hong Kong Government to assist Hong Kong terminal operators with efforts to decarbonize. “I suggested that the Hong King Government could form a dedicated fund to help operators speed up the replacement of high energy consuming facilities,” he said.
“We would also encourage Hong Kong’s terminals to cooperate with neighbouring terminals in the Greater Bay Area in order to facilitate technical green standards and reach the same levels of automation.”
More controversially, Mr Yim proposed that Government embark on a feasibility study for a new mega-port that would “cater for today and future demands,” providing stronger backup to attract more international trading in Hong Kong.
Mr Yim’s comments were delivered a day before October container throughput figures at Hong Kong Port were released.
In total the Port of Hong Kong handled 1.25m teu in October, reflecting an 11.9% fall in box numbers compared to October 2021.
Drilling down into the figures the Kwai Chung terminals handled 955,000 teu during the period under review, a decline of 18%. Buoyed by the continuing demand for barge products from the mainland amidst ongoing restrictions on trucked goods, the River Trade Terminal handled 295,000 teu, reflecting an increase of 15.7%, compared to October 2021.
The cumulative total at both facilities after ten months stands at 13.878m teu or 6% fewer than at this point in 2021.
Source:
Hong Kong Maritime Hub
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