Shenzhen Airport Dongguan international terminal put into service officially

After the first off-airport domestic cargo terminal was open in Nancheng, Dongguan, Shenzhen Airport took the off-airport cargo terminal concept into international cargo service. On 8th Sep, Shenzhen Airport Dongguan International Terminal started to operate officially, while other two Shenzhen off-airport domestic cargo terminals go into service on the same day in Dongguan. So far, there are four Shenzhen off-airport terminals in Dongguan. Mr. Chen Bin, deputy division chief of Shenzhen Traffic and Transport Committee, Mr.Wu Qiang, commissioner of Shenzhen Customs, Mr.Chen Jingzu, GM of SACL, and Mr.Qing Lizhong, DGM of SACL, attended the opening ceremony.

Shenzhen Airport Dongguan International Terminal locates at building 23, Haibing Road, 6th industrial district, Chang’an, Wusha Dongguan, about 30 minutes drive from Shenzhen Airport. It offers 3-day free storage, and shippers, consignees and forwarders only need to declare at Chang’an customs and follow the transit procedure of Shenzhen Airport customs; it also provides trucking service and cargo will be transported to Shenzhen Airport bonded area by customs bonded trucks. A special ‘green channel’ at Shenzhen Airport is set up for cargo from its Dongguan terminal; this first-priority channel will enhance the efficiency of Dongguan cargo’s handling.

Mr.Chen Jingzu, GM of SACL said, Dongguan is one of the biggest manufacturing base in China, it has thousands of factories and the scale of its products’ exporting and domestic sale is massive. The opening of Dongguan terminal and increasing the number of domestic cargo terminals are Shenzhen Airport’s important measures to build a brand for extensive cargo services. It will further enhance the efficiency of air logistics service; reduce the cost of manufacturers and forwarders; and effectively bring along the development of Dongguan manufacturing industry. With the second runway put into use later next year, Shenzhen Airport will strive to be a gateway airport for cargo in South China and a hub airport for express shipments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Besides the success of Shenzhen Airport’s city terminal, Off-airport cargo terminal is another important measure of Shenzhen Airport which aims to speed up the development of air cargo market in Shenzhen and to meet the diverse demands from the Pearl River Delta region. Shenzhen airport is willing to extend the ‘air-land model’ to Zhongshan, Huizhou, Foshan, Humen, etc., building a regional economic circle of air logistics.

As the statistics shows, from Jan to Aug.2010, Shenzhen Airport’s cargo & mail tonnage was about 516,800 tons, up 38.4% comparing last year. Domestic cargo tonnage was about 399,900 tons, up 19.5%; and international cargo tonnage was about 109,500 tons, up 234.6%.

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan cargo was about 7,500 tons, up 21.4%.Shenzhen Airport is expected to over-achieve the target of 700,000 tons this year.

In order to let enterprises in Dongguan make better use of this cargo platform, Dongguan municipal government is giving allowance to Dongguan enterprises who pick up and ship out cargo through Shenzhen Airport Dongguan Terminal from 2010 to 2012, details as below:International cargo: 800 RMB/ton in the 1st year ,600 RMB/T in the 2nd year,400RMB/T in the 3rd year.

Domestic cargo: 500RMB/tons in the 1st year, 375RMB/tons in the 2nd year, 250RMB/tons in the 3rd year.
(Source:www.transportweekly.com)