On the last day of the forum, all the previous voices basically disappeared, and all walks of life expressed their support for the construction of Gaoqiao New Port and the Tianjiang Channel Dredging Project. Pujiang Port Group has also signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Xincheng Port Group and Tan Maxi. All parties will cooperate in the construction of Gaoqiao New Port and conduct research and cooperation on the Hengsha Deepwater Port plan. "This letter of intent for cooperation is not binding, but it blocks the possibility of launching other plans" After the forum, Deputy District Chief Xu Minyi complained privately to Bao Feiyang. "If this cooperation is reached, Tan Maxi will be able to invest in Pujiang Port Group, and Xingang Group will also obtain the wharf construction and operation rights in Gaoqiao New Port Area, which will be a fruitful harvest!" Xu Minyi said. "As for the Hengsha New Port, I'm afraid it won't be able to actually start up within ten years" Bao Feiyang nodded. Xincheng people are very smart. Investing in Pujiang Port Group and Gaoqiao New Port Area is a sure-profit deal. The development of Pujiang Port The potential is huge, and with this investment, Xingang Group not only obtained the right to operate the terminal berths in Gaoqiao Xingang District, but also gained the opportunity to intervene in the operation and decision-making of Pugang Group. Of course, more importantly, it slowed down the construction of Pujiang Deep Water Port schedule. "How are things going with the professors at Ocean University?" Bao Feiyang had no say in the forum hosted by Pujiang Group, but he did not give up. Instead, he contacted Zhu Qiming, an academician of the Academy of Engineering at Pujiang Ocean University, A special lecture was given at the Huixun University Town Construction Forum. Zhu Qiming is also a supporter of the outlying island deep-water port plan. In another time and space, Zhu Qiming was the chief designer of Yangshan Deep-water Port. Zhu Qiming's view is similar to that of Bao Feiyang. He believes that Pujiang Port should not only be a hinterland port, but should also take advantage of its cargo throughput to get involved in international transshipment business. Only in this way can Pujiang become an international shipping center. Otherwise, it will become a world-class port. The number one throughput is only the largest port in the world, not an international shipping center. At this forum, Zhu Qiming did not have many opportunities to speak. As an academician of the Academy of Engineering, Zhu Qiming has great influence in the industry. Pugang Group has communicated with Zhu Qiming many times and hopes that Zhu Qiming can support Gao Qiao. The plan of Xingang plus Hengsha artificial island. Zhu Qiming is also quite optimistic about the Hengsha artificial island plan. In terms of river-sea combined transportation and ports, the Hengsha artificial island plan still has advantages compared to the offshore deep-water port plan. However, the construction period of the Hengsha artificial island plan is too long. , the ecological impact is uncertain, so Zhu Qiming is more inclined to the plan of Gaoqiao New Port + Yangshan Deep Water Port + Hengsha Artificial Island. "It is not a good thing for Ma Xi and Xincheng Port Group to intervene in the construction of Pujiang Port" Bao Feiyang communicated with Zhu Qiming privately. "There is competition between Xincheng Port and Pujiang Port, just like the competition between Xincheng and Xingang" Bao Feiyang said: "In the past, there was a new port, which always suppressed Xincheng. In the future, with the addition of Pujiang Port, Xincheng Port will have a greater influence on East Asia. , the impact of freight routes in the direction of Northeast Asia will be greatly reduced. " Zhu Qiming nodded and said: "Yes, taking the route from America to Asia as an example, many American routes now use Xincheng Port as their final port. , once the cargo arriving at Pujiang Port accounts for a certain proportion, and the number of flights from Pujiang Port to Southeast Asia reaches a certain number, then American flights can choose Pujiang Port as the final port of arrival, and choose to hand over the cargo from Southeast Asia to Southeast Asia flights! " Zhu Qiming said: "Of course, Pujiang Port is not even a hub port now. It only has 4 million teu a year. If Pujiang Port has 20 million teu a year, all trunk flights will call at Pujiang, and even With Pujiang Port as the port of departure and final arrival, shipping companies can use Pujiang Port as a hub port and use ports on the eastern coast, the north, and even Japan and South Korea as feed ports. By then, Pujiang Port can become the transshipment center of the entire Northeast Asia. , and affects the entire shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and the United States and Asia. "Zhu Qiming is devoted to the research of international shipping. When it comes to the construction of the Pujiang International Shipping Center, Zhu Qiming is full of momentum. "Our country wants to build an international shipping center, and the location of the Pujiang River is the most suitable. Firstly, the Pujiang Port has the golden waterway of the Tianjiang River, and the hinterland has huge potential; secondly, the Pujiang River is located in the middle and can radiate to the entire eastern and even northern ports, as well as Northeast Asia. In contrast to the ports in South Korea and Japan, although Xingang and Shenzhen also have strong economic hinterlands, they are located in the south and cannot radiate to the northern areas. Xingang can serve as an important transshipment port and a hub port where trunk lines meet. However, Pujiang Port can become the departure port, final arrival port and first port of call" Zhu Qiming said: "Pujiang Port is the first port of departure, and the corresponding flights can call at the new port, and then they can go to the Middle East and Europe with full load, without having to fly in the new city. The port is stowed, so the rise of Pujiang Port and the combination with the new port will have a great impact on the new city port.?Certain threat. " "Of course, the geographical location of Xincheng Port is relatively special. Before other Malacca ports fail to rise, the status of Xincheng Port is still irreplaceable. However, as long as we build an international shipping center and control the shipping voice in Northeast Asia, Xincheng Port will not be irreplaceable! " Bao Feiyang nodded. Zhu Qiming has a thorough study of international shipping, especially China's international trade and shipping. The location of Xincheng is indeed unique, but Xincheng is not the largest port in the world. It has always been ranked below Xingang, which is Finance, free port policies and shipping services are no worse than Xincheng. Relying on logistics from the mainland, Xincheng Port has always surpassed Xincheng Port in terms of container throughput. Compared with Xingang, Pujiang Port is closer to Northeast Asia and can open to Japan and South Korea. On the near-ocean routes, goods from Japan, South Korea and the north are transferred at Pujiang Port, or flights first call at Pujiang Port, which is very economical and efficient. Relying on Pujiang Port and Xingang, flights in Northeast Asia can be fully loaded and docked at Xincheng Port. The necessity of transshipment will decrease, and the position of New City Port in international routes will become less irreplaceable. In the future, with the rise of ports in Malacca, especially in Malaysia, some flights and routes can choose to call at ports in Malaysia. Supply, not Xincheng Port. Compared with Pujiang Port and ports in Malaysia, the loading and unloading costs and price levels of Xincheng Port are still higher. To build an international shipping center, Pujiang must increase its voice in international shipping. To achieve this goal, we must first increase the mainland's voice in international trade cargo transportation, and then increase its voice in Northeast Asia. When Pujiang Port not only has a large cargo throughput, but also sits on a large number of international routes and flights , Pujiang Port will naturally become an international shipping center. If Pujiang strives for a voice in international shipping, it will inevitably affect the existing international shipping pattern. The hub ports of Kaohsiung, Busan, and even Xingang in Northeast Asia will be affected. Once Pujiang controls the shipping voice in Northeast Asia, it will also have an impact on Xincheng Port. Zhu Qiming said: "I talked with the leaders of Pujiang Group about the relationship between the construction of Pujiang International Shipping Center and the development of international transit business in Pujiang City. If the city only relies on logistics in the hinterland, it might not be able to become one of the top three ports in the world. However, if Pujiang City wants to become an international shipping center, it cannot rely solely on cargo throughput! " "Now there are only five international shipping centers that are relatively recognized by everyone, London, New York, New Town, Newport and Rotterdam. Rotterdam is the transit port in Northwest Europe. New York and London were once the centers of the world and are still the world's financial centers. Newport is As an international transit port in East Asia, about 80% of New City's throughput is transit logistics. Except for New York, no international shipping center is supported by hinterland logistics" "In fact, everyone agrees with this view. , so in the past two years, the view of building Pujiang deep-water port and developing international shipping transshipment business has gradually become mainstream, and the plan to simply build Pujiang Port as a hinterland port has gradually been eliminated. Even if Pujiang Group plans to build Gaoqiao New Port this time, They also came up with the Hengsha plan! " Bao Feiyang nodded: "I have read the Hengsha plan. I don't know much about the technology. But if the Hengsha plan is feasible, it can take into account the advantages of river-sea combined transport, hinterland ports and estuary ports. But I am more worried about the ecological impact and the construction cycle. " Zhu Qiming said: "Yes, the Hengsha plan combines the advantages of the Tianjiang plan and the outlying island plan. From the geographical conditions and shipping needs of Pujiang City, it can be called a relatively perfect plan, but the Hengsha plan has The construction scale is too large, the cycle is too long, and the difficulty is too great. Time is waiting for no one to build an international shipping center. The Hengsha plan will take at least ten years to take shape. This means that Pujiang City will not have a deep-water port for ten years. In these ten years, Pujiang Port It can only be used as a feeding port, using small boats to send containers to Busan, Kaohsiung, and Xingang for transit" "The next ten years may be the fastest ten years of domestic economic development. If you miss this east wind, who knows what will happen in the future. How about it? We must know that others will not wait for us. Ningcheng in the south has been eyeing us for a long time. There is no deep-water port in Pujiang River. Even if Ningcheng is slightly inferior, Ningcheng has a deep-water port. Who can say that Ningcheng cannot become the mouth of Tianjiang River? Shipping hub? Once Ningcheng becomes bigger, will Pujiang still need to invest heavily in building Hengsha deep-water port? " Zhu Qiming said with some sadness: "Even if Pujiang is confident of suppressing Ningcheng Port, ten years will be enough for Busan to become the shipping hub and center of northern Northeast Asia, and it will also be enough for Kaohsiung Port to become the shipping hub and center of East Asia. , the major hub ports of Busan, Kaohsiung, Xingang and Xincheng will be connected to form a mature shipping route and transshipment network. It will undoubtedly be very difficult for Pujiang Port to seize the opportunity! "