The throughput was 83.03 million TEUs. The growth rate of freight volume in the first quarter was faster than that of the whole of last year
On April 24th, the Ministry of Transport held a regular press conference to release industry related operational data for the first quarter. The growth rate of China's freight volume is faster than last year's annual level, container throughput is growing rapidly, and cross regional personnel flow continues to be strong. In the first quarter, the economic operation of China's transportation industry started steadily and achieved a good overall start.
According to data from the Ministry of Transport, China completed a commercial freight volume of 13.06 billion tons in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%, and the growth rate accelerated by one percentage point compared to the whole year of last year. Port throughput continues to grow, with container throughput growing rapidly. In the first quarter, China's port cargo throughput reached 4.22 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%, with domestic and foreign trade increasing by 4.1% and 1.4% respectively. The container throughput reached 83.03 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, with domestic and foreign trade routes increasing by 3.6% and 11.5% respectively.
In addition, cross regional personnel flow continued to be strong in the first quarter, and the scale of the Spring Festival travel rush reached a historical high. The cross regional personnel flow reached 17.39 billion in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 4%. During the Spring Festival travel rush, a record high of 9.02 billion cross regional personnel movements were completed.
Ministry of Transport: China plans to renovate 100000 kilometers of rural roads this year
On the 24th, the Ministry of Transport held a press conference. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport introduced that a new round of rural road improvement action will be implemented this year, with a plan to renovate 100000 kilometers of rural roads and add 250 townships with third class and above highways throughout the year. At the same time, we will accelerate the renovation of dangerous bridges and safety life protection projects on rural roads. This year, we will carry out the renovation of 3000 dangerous old bridges and 50000 kilometers of safety life protection projects on rural roads.
Ministry of Transport: Industry standard for safe transportation of lithium batteries on water to be implemented from May
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that the "Safety Technical Requirements for Ship Transport of Lithium Batteries" will be implemented from May 1st, which is the first transportation industry standard in China that focuses on the safety transportation technology requirements for lithium batteries on water. As the main mode of export transportation for lithium batteries, it is crucial to ensure safe and smooth sea transportation. The "Technical Requirements" not only standardize the safe and compliant shipment of lithium battery products, but also effectively solve the problems of transportation classification, labeling, packaging, and other aspects for related production and transportation enterprises.