Zhou Kunlin added: "The construction cost of deep-water ports on outlying islands is high, and zoning issues are difficult to coordinate. The city still prefers to solve them through channel dredging, artificial islands or reclamation" Zhou Kunlin said: "The port group proposed In the short term, we will focus on channel dredging and the construction of Gaoqiao New Port to solve current needs. In the medium and long term, we will target the Hengsha Artificial Island or Tianjiangzui reclamation plan to carry out preliminary work. Once conditions are mature, construction can begin. ¡± Feiyang couldn't help but frowned: "The port group intends to promote the Hengsha plan?" Although Zhou Kunlin also mentioned the Tianjiangzui plan, Tianjiangzui is located in Huixun District. If the port group is really interested in this plan, it must contact Huixun While communicating with the district, Bao Feiyang, as the head of Huixun District, did not get any news in this regard. It can be seen that the port group has not started relevant work. What they really care about is the Hengsha artificial island project. Compared with the Yangshan Island plan, the advantage of the Hengsha artificial island plan is that Hengsha Island belongs to Pujiang City. Construction in Hengsha will not be interfered by different administrative divisions, and there will be no trouble in subsequent management. Another advantage of Hengsha Island is that Hengsha Island has a larger land area and longer usable coastline. According to the plan, the coastline length of the Yangshan and Yangshan ports is approximately 13 kilometers, and the land area of ??the port area is 10 square kilometers. In comparison, the Hengsha plan can provide 60 kilometers of deep-water coastline and hundreds of square kilometers of The land area has obvious advantages. In addition, Hengsha Island is located at the estuary of the Tianjiang River, across the river from Gaoqiao Port. Compared with Yangshan Port, cargo ships on the Tianjiang River have to save nearly 100 kilometers of voyage and corresponding time, with lower costs and more savings. time. There is a more important point. Hengsha Island is located at the estuary of Tianjiang River. River ships can directly reach the port of Hengsha Island. In contrast, river ships cannot directly reach Yangshan Deep Water Port on the sea. Some river ships also have A transfer is required. From a port perspective, if the Hengsha artificial island plan can be built, it will have more advantages than Yangshan Port. But this plan also has two very fatal shortcomings. First, the construction cost is too high and the cycle is too long. The core of the artificial island plan is to reclaim the sea and build land. Even if there are many shoals around Hengsha Island, building land and islands will take a long time. It is long and expensive, which is unavoidable. Second, after the completion of the Hengsha artificial island, it will greatly change the hydrological environment of the Tianjiang Estuary and affect the ecology. The specific impact needs to be more fully assessed. In other words, the Hengsha plan has certain advantages over the Yangshan plan, but it is unlikely to be launched in the short term. "This plan was proposed by the port group?" Bao Feiyang asked. Compared with the outlying island deep-water port plan, the Hengsha plan has been relatively quiet due to its difficulty and has relatively few supporters. In fact, in addition to channel dredging, Pujiang City has been studying the Tianjiangzui plan and the outlying island plan, and has cooperated with Jiangbei The province has conducted many communications, hoping to obtain several desert islands originally belonging to Jiangbei Province. However, the response from Jiangbei Province was not positive. Jiangbei Province hopes that Pujiang City can consider the integration of the Tianjiang Delta and build a port in Tongcheng with more favorable conditions. If the deserted island is handed over to Pujiang City to build a deep-water port, not only The Tongcheng Deep Water Port will become a thing of the past. The water depth advantage of Tongcheng Port compared to Pujiang Port will also disappear, and a lot of Tongcheng Port's logistics will be directly taken away. Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of interests or land ownership, Jiangbei Province None of them were willing to hand over the deserted island to Pujiang City. But even so, considering Pujiang Port¡¯s urgent need for a deep-water port area and comprehensive conditions, the offshore island deep-water port plan is still more feasible than the Hengsha artificial island plan and has more supporters. Now Pujiang Port Before the group suddenly upgraded the Hengsha artificial island plan to other plans, Bao Feiyang couldn't help but feel strange. Zhou Kunlin nodded and said: "It was proposed by the port group. They hope to start the research and demonstration of the Hengsha artificial island plan at the same time as the channel dredging and the construction of the Gaoqiao New Port Area, and start the sand blocking and island building plan as soon as possible. After all, this plan The biggest problem is that the cycle of island building will be relatively long. "China, which has just entered the new century, is not at the stage of strong national power in more than ten years. At that time, China could quietly build a lot of artificial islands in the South China Sea. As for the island, as of now, while the country is in financial difficulties, it does not have that much island-building capability. It cannot build large dredgers by itself, and the stock is even smaller. Bao Feiyang couldn't help but laugh at himself: "So Pugang Group gave up the offshore island deep-water port project that cost more than 10 billion, and chose the Hengsha artificial island plan that cost hundreds of billions?" Zhou Kunlin shook his head: "This There is no comparison. The more than 10 billion yuan spent on the Yangshan deep-water port is only the cost of the first phase of the project, and it is only for the construction of the port and the cross-sea bridge. The Hengsha artificial island cost 100 billion, including the sand retention and reclamation project, but after the reclamation project is completed "Hundreds of square kilometers of land will be added, and the value of the land is also great!" "So"Mayor Zhou, are you also very optimistic about the Hengsha artificial island plan? "Bao Feiyang raised his head and glanced at Zhou Kunlin. Zhou Kunlin said: "From the port itself, the Hengsha artificial island plan has some advantages that the offshore deep-water port plan cannot match, that is, river-sea combined transportation. River ships can enter the port directly, and sea ships can also Entering the port directly, while Yangshan Deep Water Port requires a transshipment, and the distance is further, which brings higher costs" "As for the cost of reclamation and island building, Pugang Group proposed that it can be combined with channel dredging Combined with engineering, use dredged sand to fill the island" Zhou Kunlin paused and continued: "Of course, even so, the cost is still very high, and the cycle will still be long. In terms of cost, Pugang Group proposed that it can be through international Financing, Ma Xi, Xincheng Port are also willing to invest in the construction of deep-water ports" Bao Feiyang smiled unsurprisingly: "Are they willing to invest in reclamation and island building projects, or in the construction of wharf berths? " Zhou Kunlin shook his head: "Of course it is dock construction, but they are willing to provide international syndicated loans for island building projects. " Bao Feiyang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Mayor Zhou, the Hengsha artificial island plan does have certain advantages over the Yangshan deep-water port in terms of ports. Its advantages are mainly reflected in the land area, river and sea area. Intermodal transportation and other aspects, but the problem with Hengsha artificial island lies in the ecological impact and construction cycle" Bao Feiyang did not mention the issue of cost. In his view, even if the overall cost of the Hengsha artificial island plan is higher, as long as If it is valuable, then the implementation can be promoted. A very important reason why Bao Feiyang prefers the outlying island deep-water port plan is that the construction period is closer to the international routes than Yangshan Port, which will make Pujiang Port more competitive for international transshipment business. In addition, environmental issues also make him have doubts. Bao Feiyang said: "If Pujiang City wants to build an international shipping center, a deep-water port is indispensable and urgent. It is recommended that the city set up a special working group and invite experts in related fields to conduct research on the project." The Hengsha artificial island plan and the deep-water port plan will be investigated and demonstrated as soon as possible, focusing on the impact of the artificial island plan on the hydrological ecological environment of Tianjiangkou and the impact on the river basin ecology, and scientific conclusions will be drawn as soon as possible for decision-making on the construction of the Pujiang deep-water port. Reference" Having said this, Bao Feiyang paused and continued: "If the experts believe that the artificial island plan will not have an extremely adverse impact on the hydrology and ecology of the river basin and Tianjiang Estuary, then we can accelerate the promotion of Hengsha. In the process of siltation into land, the construction of a deep-water port should be started as soon as possible. If it may cause devastating ecological disasters and environmental impacts, or if a conclusion cannot be reached in a short period of time, then I suggest that the city start the outlying island deep-water port plan as soon as possible. After all, the situation waits for no one. , Pujiang will not have a deep-water port for a day, and building an international shipping center will be empty talk. Only by building a deep-water port as soon as possible can Pujiang Port catch up in the competition as an Asian shipping center" A true international shipping center is not just Looking at the cargo throughput of the port, even if the cargo throughput of Pujiang Port reaches the first place in the world, it can only be called the world's largest port, but it may not become an international shipping center. It should be a global cargo and transportation center. The main hub in the passenger circulation network has developed international routes covering the world, a corresponding service network and a logistics system of water, land and air collection and distribution systems. Its core is a deep-water port. As an international shipping center, it is not only an international shipping center. It is a gathering place for ships and containers, and it should also be a center for international shipping resource allocation, including shipping value-added services, entrepot trade services and logistics services to form an international transit industry chain and achieve orderly and efficient shipping resource allocation. Therefore, an international shipping center should. It has dense shipping routes, excellent deep-water channels, an efficient collection and distribution network, and developed financial, trade, information and other functions that serve the shipping industry. It is based on advanced port facilities and radiates to the world. It is a seaport city that relies on an economic, trade and financial center, has a high concentration of relevant shipping elements, and has extremely high international influence. In other words, a shipping center must not only have a large amount of cargo throughput, but also have a large number of routes and collections. It has sufficient influence in transportation logistics, trade, finance and other aspects, and plays a decisive role in the international shipping system. For example, London, as an international shipping center city, has very limited port cargo throughput. However, London is still the world's shipping center because London occupies a pivotal position in the high-end shipping-related service industry. There are more than one high-end shipping service organization registered and operating in London. Thousands of companies, including marine insurance institutions, shipping institutions and shipping associations, consulting and investigation agencies, ship leasing companies, shipping information and communication technology services, classification societies, media publications, international organizations, etc., are engaged in shipping economics and shipping freight services Indexes and derivatives, shipping financial services, marine insurance and adjustment services, and legal and arbitration services.It has huge influence in many aspects.