Questions port of Guangzhou

High priority questions
1.* Most important origins and destinations of cargo between the four parts of the port of
Guangzhou and China hinterland (cities or companies in hinterland) with their respective
shares in TEU, tons and percentages and perhaps the travel times per OD.
For example:
Nansha Xinsha Huanpu Downtown Hinterland A Hinterland B …. etc To
From
…etc.
Nansha - - - - 200 TEU/wk
(5% train (48h),
15% barge (60h),
80% truck (15h))
…etc.
Xinsha - - - - 50 TEU/wk
(3% train, 7%
barge, 90% truck)
150 ton ore/wk
(2% train, 13%
barge, 85% truck)
100 ton coal/wk
(12% train, 13%
barge, 75% truck)
Huanpu - - - - …etc.…etc.
Downtown - - - - …etc.…etc.
Hinterland A …etc.…etc.…etc.…etc.- -
Hinterland B …etc.…etc.…etc.…etc.- -
…. etc
2.Current modal split of port of Guangzhou for total cargo between port of Guangzhou and
hinterland (million ton / year): barge / rail / truck
3.Geography:
- A map of the main water / road / railways used for cargo hinterland transport (with the number of road lanes and water depths if possible)
-Locations and number of current intermodal terminals on different parts of the port of Guangzhou and in the near hinterland (e.g. also intermodal hubs in hinterland):
a) Number and locations (at port and in near hinterland) of railway – waterway terminals
b) Number and locations (at port and in near hinterland) of railway – truck terminals
c) Number of locations (at port and in near hinterland) of waterway – truck terminals
4.Future plans for infrastructure expansion for truck / rail / inland waterways.
5.Surface (hectare) of container stack area of Nansha port
6.What problems is the port of Guangzhou currently facing regarding their port activities and
sustainability; and what problems are foreseen in the future?
Remaining questions
7.Average time of stay (dwell time) of containers or cargo at the port:
-Average dwell time for import containers
-Average dwell time for export containers
-Average dwell time for empty containers
8.Average percentage of empty containers at Nansha port
9.Regulations for exhaust of trucks / waterways / railways (with exact values would be perfect).
ual exhaust/pollution specifications per modality.
11.What is the relation between the different governmental layers regarding decision making
about port activities (e.g. port expansion, environmental regulations)? Is the national government, provincial government (Guangdong) or local government (municipality of Guangzhou) the party who takes such decisions?
12.Which governmental layer is mainly responsible for payments for port investments? (national,
provincial, local government)
13.Is the local government mainly demanding the national government for things like port
expansion; investments etc., or is it the other way around? What is the influence of different governmental layers in decision making regarding port activities (like port expansion)?
14.What is the role and influence of large companies which are participating in the port of
Guangzhou (e.g. COSCO, Maersk) in decision making about port activities, like port expansion? Do these parties have a formal or informal influence?
15.Do these large companies also contribute to payments for port investments, or is payment only
done by the government?
16.Is the port of Guangzhou a public service port? (so maritime access, infrastructure,
suprastructure and service is public responsibility; or do private parties have a responsibility as well in port activities?)
(e.g. Rotterdam is a landlord port: suprastructure and service is private responsibility;
maritime access and infrastructure is public responsibility)。