“Constructing an international shipping center,make a platform for international logistics center”This is the strategy that Dalian will emphasis its hub position and it is the Implementation for the Liaoning Coastal Economic Zone Planning. The PDA Corporation is now accumulating to construct the double-center.
Firstly, the advantage of the position of Dalian: Dalian has a large hinterland range from Southeast China, Eastern part of Inner Mongolia to Southeast Asia.
Mr.Sun Hong, the general manager of the PDA Corporation has stated the basic securities that Port Dalian will offer for the construction of the Dalian international logistics center during the forum of 4th GSS.
Besides these two advantages, the journalist has got informed from Dalian Port Authority that Dalian has got policy advantage of bonded zone. At the same time, Dalian, as an international city, has not only got the advantage of shipping, but also has got rapid development of the construction of airport . Recently, the building of the new airport is under process.
Secondly, the infrastructure: Port Dalian has 198 productive berths including 76 10-thousand-ton class berths. During these years, the PDA Corporation has built 300-thousand tons Ore terminal, Oil terminal and 8 million tons’ throughput container terminal. So far, Dalian can ship directly to more than 60 countries and over 300 ports, we can say that the lines has covered all the continents and over 60 countries. That is why Dalian has the infractructure to build the Southeast Aisa international logistics center.