In 2025, the container throughput at ports operated by the Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Group Co., Ltd. reached 3.026 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), surpassing 3 million for the first time. It represented a 12.5 percent increase over the previous year, a growth rate twice the national average. The achievement marks a new leap in overall operational scale and efficiency.
The breakthrough can be attributed to various factors. More domestic and international ship routes were included into the transport network. The newly released route from Wuhu City in Anhui Province to Dongping County in Shandong Province advanced the connectivity between the two provinces. The number of routes specialized for container delivery reached 69, operating nearly 300 weekly sailings. The group also expanded international cooperation with AD Ports Group in the United Arab Emirates and the authority of Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. The broadened ocean transport allowed the enterprise in Middle China’s Anhui Province to offer better service for global freight and get through an efficient transport channel that links domestic and international markets.
In addition, the enterprise upgraded the route from Wuhu to Yangshan Port in Shanghai, along which its vessels share cabin spaces with other transport companies. The river port in Hefei, Anhui’s capital, was also optimized. Through this, the enterprise forged tighter bonds with port clusters in the Yangtze River Delta.
Wuhu Port handled over 1.8 million TEUs of container throughput in 2025, accounting for almost 60 percent of the province’s total. Hefei Port and Bengbu Port respectively reached over 550,000 and 150,000 TEUs in this regard. The layout of one major port supplemented by two regionally vital ports continued to facilitate transport.
The enterprise adopted tailored logistics solutions for its clients. Specially designed logistics channels were rolled out to support export-oriented industries, such as those producing electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells, resulting in a 196 percent year-on-year rise in the export container volume of these goods. Multimodal transportation was advanced, with railway-river transport seeing a 15 percent year-on-year increase in container numbers.
Looking ahead, the enterprise will accelerate the construction of its port network with Wuhu Port as the center, and Hefei Port and Bengbu Port as two supporting hubs. It also plans to forge a stronger connection between Shanghai and Anhui through river transport. By strengthening the management and expanding the market, the enterprise stands ready to contribute to a good start of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30).
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
