2019 and Ningbo-Zhoushan port continues to grow

Located on the coast of the East China Sea and across from Shanghai, over the past few years, the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan has increasingly become an important amongst the many ports in China. In 2015, it handled 888.96 million tons of cargoes making it the busiest port in the world that year in terms of cargo tonnage.

Last year Ningbo-Zhoushan reported a container throughput of 26 million teu which pushed it up to rank in the world’s top three container ports for the very first time, second being Singapore and first being Shanghai. In the same year it also became the first port in the world to exceed 1 billion tonnes of annual cargo.

Now, according to the latest data from the official China Transportation Department, from Jan to April, cargo throughput has reached 348.06 million tonsat Ningbo-Zhoushan which compared with the figure last year, represents an increase of 1.2%.

At the same time, container throughput arrived 8.94 million TEU, and increased 3.3%, compared with the figure from last year.

 

In the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, overall shipping routes are stable. There are 246 shipping routes which include 113 Ocean Trunk until the end of April. Sea-rail intermodal transportation business is the key point in increasing the volume of containers.

From Jan to April, sea-rail intermodal transportation shipped 243000 TEU, which compared with the figure last year, it increased 49.5%. There are 4 new routes, and total number of routes is now 14. The level of Zhoushan port service has made significant progress. Wherever the imported and exported containers are in the factory, freight forwarding, yard, dock, shipping company or other logistics areas, all this information regarding the imported and exported containers are dynamically visualized and controlled. It has become the first port in Chinawhere the operation handling of imported/exported containers are paperless and visualized. Previously this was all done and handled by people with paper documents which is neither efficient nor cost effective.

 

There is also the building terminal constructed to handle new processes, the project of the increasing terminal capacity develops to 499 meters and 120000 tons in Beilun Port. Besides, the shifting of bridge cranes in the Chuanshan Port and the loading & unloading of new equipment in the Meishan Port both areunder way.

 

This can all be seen as early evidence of success as in the second session of the 13th People’s Congress of Zhejiang Province in Jan this year, it was reported that Zhejiang province would make the integration of its Ningbo and Zhoushan cities a priority in 2019.

In Zhoushan Port, the growth trend of huangsha, liquefied oil products, automobile ro-ro and other business increases healthily. Meanwhile, the automotive ro-ro business arrives the throughput with 88000 vehicles in the pass four months, which compared with the figure last year, it increased 206.84%. In addition, crude oil, coal and other businesses are relatively stable, but the throughput of iron ore is decreased and slightly affected by objective factors, such as the Tailings dam break in Brazil , hurricane in Australia and so on.

 

If you require local assistance for your cargo in Ningbo-Zhoushan, feel free to get in touch with G.H Forwarding, our headquarters is located here and as a registered NVOCC as well as being a direct booking agent for many shipping lines, we can offer you quick and efficient logistics services to ensure your cargo is exported or imported smoothly.

 

Feel free to contact anyone in the Overseas Business Development Department:

 

Anthony: anthony@nbguohua.com

Tony: tony@nbguohua.com

Patty: patty@nbguohua.com

 

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Ningbo-Zhoushanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Ningbo-Zhoushan

 

http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/ningbo-zhoushan-passes-shenzhen-to-become-third-largest-container-port-globally.html

 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/15/WS5c3dc7a8a3106c65c34e49d9.html

 

http://zhoushan.chinadaily.com.cn/2019-01/28/c_331236.htm

 

http://www.zcom.gov.cn/art/2019/5/5/art_1389837_33987210.html

 

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7w3K3ZPDo9VUtsahKbkZHA

We are GH Forwarding!

公司简介

宁波国华国际货运代理有限公司,成立于1992年,公司总部位于宁波,并在天津、青岛、上海、广州以及越南胡志明设有分公司。我们是一级货运代理,拥有NVOCC资格证。在物流行业27年的经验让我们能够为您提供全方位的服务。

我们公司也在不断地发展壮大当中,目前已经有超过一百名员工在国华大家庭中找到归宿。不管您的货物是从中国出发,还是运输到中国,我们都可以为您提供服务。

 

G.H Forwarding (Ningbo China International Forwarding Agency Co. Ltd), was established in 1992. Our headquarters is located in Ningbo, China. We have branch offices in Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Meanwhile, we are Class 1 Direct Booking Agent and have NVOCC certification as well. With 27 years of experience in forwarding industry, we can offer you a comprehensive set of services.

Our company continues to grow and currently we have almost 120 employees in our big family. No matter what you need for your cargo to/from China, we have you covered.

公司使命

以物流为载体,传递爱心,为和谐社会奉献温暖。

遵循公司使命,我们的大家庭也是充满爱心与温暖的。

 

Our company’s mission is to offer logistics services while spreading warmth, harmony and happiness around us.

In line with this, we are building a family full of love and warmth.

Team Building Event

Team Photo of Guangzhou Branch Office

公司文化

 

和谐、高效、创新、发展

 

Company Culture: Harmony, Efficiency, Innovation, Developing

Company Culture

公司文化是一家公司的灵魂根本,我们一向会将公司文化付诸行动,只为了给客户提供满意的服务。同时,我们欢迎各方意见,不同的声音,能够让我们不断学习发展进步。

 

Company culture is the soul of company, we always put our company culture into practice in order to provide service satisfaction to our clients. We listen with an open mind to suggestions and are attentive to problems. By listening to different voices, we can learn things that benefit our company.

Team Photo attending a conference in Malaysia

If you find this interesting, then get in touch! Let’s see what we can achieve together!

Rainy Season in Guangzhou.

“Another day off I take, I guess the sun had the same idea and now we have a break. It’s a rainy day, but I love it.”

 

The water comes down, the forecast is a thunderstorm warning every day, the sun take a month off in Guangzhou, should we still love it???

 

People “swim” to work !

Scooters “floating” on the streets!

The Canton Tower playing hide and seek!

Do you know what?

Right now Guangzhou is doing its magic!!!

News
At half past three on 5th May, the feeder, named “Yue Qing Yuan Huo 6289” from Zhuhai to Yanan, sunk because of heavy winds and rainstorm .

After receiving the report, the Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration urgently dispatched a maritime law enforcement ship named “Hai Xun 09172” to the scene of the distress and quickly organized the rescue.

At half past four, three distressed crew members successfully rescued!

Warning
The maritime department reminded that at present, Guangdong is suffering from thunderstorms and windy weather, and the sea conditions are complicated. All ships should pay close attention to weather forecasting and early warning measures to ensure the safety of navigation operations.

We just want to ask, when are you going to stop raining?

A nice business trip to the TransRussia!

Do you know about the TransRussia?

Whether you knew it or not, you will know it from now on!

TransRussia: The largest exhibition for Transport and Logistics services and Technologies in Russia.

 

Benefits of taking part in TransRussia exhibition: 

1.Opportunity to increase sales and expand customer base:

Plenty of visitors: Due to the large number of professional visitors at the exhibition, participation in TransRussia opens access to new potential customers.

High quality of visitors: Visitors of TransRussia are specialists of the transport and logistics industry, interested in finding partners for the construction of the supply chain, and the end users of transport and logistics services – cargo owners (trade and manufacturing companies).

2.Opportunity to enter the Russian market: The vast majority of visitors are representatives of Moscow and Moscow region and 75 regions of Russia.

3.Opportunity to negotiate and agree on cooperation:

High interest of visitors to the products and services of the participants.

Visitors are decision-makers in the company.

So our company—-G.H Forwarding, Of course, will not miss the opportunity to attend the 24th TransRussia exhibition in Moscow from 15th to 17th April,2019!

 

Now let me show you our team’s business trip to Moscow for the TransRussia.

Our team members, from left to right are: Ann, Lisa, Ashley, Vicky, Anthony and Kuroky(behind).

 

Our team arrived in Moscow on April 9th after a ten-hour flight. And they visited lots of our good partners in Russia before the official start of the TransRussia exhibition.

On the way to TransRussia exhibition.

We seriously pay attention to our own image, be full of energy and behave in a civilized manner during the business trip for the TransRussia in Moscow. Because we know that good spirit not only reflects the company’s vitality and vigorous atmosphere, but also shows the good quality of ourselves to the customers and enhances the confidence of customers to cooperate with us.

Participating in the professional industry exhibition, G.H Forwarding can not only show its own business strength in the same industry, but also serve customers more closely. We can also see our own shortcomings from the same participating customers and constantly improve ourselves.

At the exhibition, there is not only active communication and exchange of information between business people, but also entertainment programs for us to enjoy, in order to alleviate our fatigue for a while and promote the enthusiasm of everyone.

Perhaps from a certain exhibition, can not immediately see the results and receive a lot of orders. But we believe that through the company’s publicity and promotion, coupled with the subsequent development work, the more communication with all aspects of the information industry and make professional exhibition real service to our business promotion, the performance of the service attitude and show the strength of our company, then make G.H Forwarding business spreads all over China, towards the world!

Ching Ming Festival

Ching Ming Festival, Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are also known as the four traditional festivals in China. And it is also known as Tomb-sweeping Day and the ancestral festival, which is generally around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar.

There is a wide variety events on Tomb-sweeping Day. It is not only a solemn festival for sweeping the tombs, but also a joyful festival where people are close to nature, play and enjoy spring.

Sweep tombs

Walk out

Plant Willow

Here is a way to easily make Qingtuan(Festive dessert) at home~

Ingredients:

1. spinach

2. red bean paste

3. glutinous rice flour

4. pure powder

5. sugar

6. flour

7. oil

Process:

1. Prepare all ingredients.

2. Blanch spinach and set aside, put it into juicer, add a small cup of hot water,make spinach juice.

3. Add and mix the glutinous rice flour, flour, oil and sugar, then form the dough.

4. Divide the dough into 5 portions, press flat, and add red bean paste.

5. Slowly push it up to close its openside.

6. All done, put oil paper underneath, put it in the steamer.

7. Steam for about 8 minutes.

8. Finished.

Have you learned it?

Give it a try and let us know how you did, we look forward to your comments~ If you come visit China around this time next year, we can share with you!

We are here! The 7th WIFFAC!

The 7th World International Freight Forwarders Alliance Convention with their theme “Gaining from Overseas” officially started on 20th Nov and continued on to 21st Nov. Our G.H Forwarding team also took part since we are a member.  WIFFA is an international logistics Credit Cooperation Organization established by Shipping China in 2009.

Group Photo of WIFFA MEMBERS attending the Convention

Conference View

The convention was held on 20th Nov, with lots of professional logistics specialists sharing their experience about how WIFFA expands themselves to Europe, Japan, Australia and Africa, and also how to seize the chance of development logistics in Yangtze River Delta.

Conference View

This is a great opportunity for all the logistics companies in China to learn and share how to go abroad, come up with suitable solutions to deal with different kind of shipments or transportation in foreign area. We all know that as globalization is growing stronger and stronger, Chinese logistics companies will need to face this, and we need to co-ordinate our efforts and grow together to make it a better future for the logistics industry.  It was a great meeting and we also learned a lot from the convention!

Banquet at night

This is The banquet on the night of the convention.  It boasted plenty of fun and games and other entertainment, but most of all, there was plenty of connections made between everyone – of course the alcohol being served helped too 🙂

Programs and games during the banquet

GH Forwarding at the docking conference.

On 21st Nov, we were one of the many members to display our company and services by having our own booth. We met a lot of Chinese logistics companies who can provide excellent logistics services, in these cases we can work together and compliment each other to provide more services to our respective clients.  We can work like we are family and cover the routes all around the world with the most comprehensive and high quality services.

 

We always believe that we can make it a bright future for logistics. We, G.H Forwarding, are always by your side whenever you need us, we are your agent in China!

 

Source of pics please check the watermark on the pictures.

Happy 2019 Annual Dinner in Ningbo

Time flies and a new year comes. Looking back in 2018, under the leadership of the company and the unity and cooperation of all employees, all departmentshave worked hard and tried their best to achieve the target. 2018 is a meaningful, valuable and rewarding year.

 

In order to celebrate the start of a new year in the Chinese calendar and also to enhance group cohesion, every year G.H forwarding flies all employees to Ningbo to attend the company annual dinner with the theme “Unity isStrength” on the evening of 23rd February, 2019.

 

So employees from Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, Guangzhou and also Vietnam flew over to participate!  Similar to last year, half of the 200+ people that attended we employees and the remaining half are our distinguished guests, local partners and shipping lines whom we work with.  It’s also a time for us to give thanks for their support throughout the year.

 

Throughout the dinner there were performances from 5 different departments and also games which required participation from the audience.  All in all it was a fantastic evening.

 

Let us review some of the wonderful moments together!!

Our lovely chairman, Mr. Zhou lingfeng

A special present for our client

A traditional song of China “The unity is strength” sang by all Customer service team

Our Southeast Asia group’s show: Knocking drums and singing

Russia team and Import team were dancing together

Beautiful song by Vietnam branch office

An interesting game in annual diner

The lucky game winner got the lucky money

Toasting together

Our general manager with black T-shirt thanking for all colleagues

Guangzhou branch office

Russia team with our chairman

Welcome to 2019!

 

Hope we can grow together and get more business in 2019!

Chinese Year-end Dinner

The Chinese Year-end Dinner is a very important activity for Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival. They will always gather together before the festival to have a dinner. Many Chinese companies would arrange the dinner days before the holiday, time to get out of the office and play!

 

Last Friday night our colleagues in Vietnam Branch when to the Nha Be Garden for the Year-end Dinner, they had a nice meal and chatted about whatthey gained last year, and also talk about their goals and plans for the new year. What’s more, they played some funny games like guess the riddle and drawing red packets. Everyone had a great time that night! This activity bonded the team in Vietnam make them more united than ever!

Guangzhou branch had the year-end dinner last Saturday night, they went to the restaurant, with everybody feeling relaxed after putting the work aside.   There was even time for some drinkin games during the meal, have you played “Bing bang wah” before?  If not, ask someone from the Guangzhou branch to teach you!  After the dinner it was time for Karaoke where some people sang their hearts out!!! 🙂

2019 is a brand new year for opportunity to grow and develop, wishing you all a great year!

Introduction of China Railway Express

China Railway Express – the trains between China and Europe and all the other countries along the route of “One Belt, One Road”  according to the fixed trainschedules and numbers.

This train route was mainly developed by China, gathering lots of railway agents, logistics agents and owners of cargo together from countries in Asia and Europe.  It is the longest international railway transportation route in the world for now.

 

In 2018, in total, 6300 trains were ran which increased 72% year-on-year. With 56 domestic cities, it can reach 49 cities in 15 European countries which is better progress than previous year.  However there were some problems, for example, empty containers were limited, and also the charges of each country is different, some of it pretty high.  Customs clearance is also a big problem in some cases.

Here are some suggestions for China Railway Express to improve the service:

 

1. Promptly study and solve existing problems.

2. Improving Transport Documents.

3. Continue to attract cargo flows from neighbouring countries or regions to utilize Sino-European liner transport.

4. To reduce the logistics cost of China and Europe, start specific business training, and continue to improve and expand the “One Belt, One Road” logistics corridor.

Since the operations of each part is continuously improving, we believe that there are more and more chances to develop more in the near future whether it be in economy or politics, China Railway Express is always a solid foundationfor these developments!

The Year of the Pig

According to Chinese tradition, this year is the year of the Pig.

Why does China have the year of Pig?

The Chinese Yinyang principle consists of a 12-year cycle, each year of which is named after a different animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. The ancient Yinyang principle constructed a fantastic system of 10 heavenly stems and 12 mundane branches. The latter correspond to 12 animals with two symbolic functions. Each animal is mystically related to one year in a 12-year cycle.

 

It is known as “The Chinese Zodiac”. The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each animal represents a different “personality”.

 

According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac.

According to myths, here’s what happened:

 

It was coming up to the new year and twelve animals were arguing. There was a rat, an ox, a tiger, a sheep, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a dog, a horse, a rooster, a monkey, and a pig. They thought the new year should have a name. They were arguing because each animal wanted the year to be named after himself.

 

There was such a noise that they disturbed the Jade Emperor.

 

“Whatever is the matter with you, animals?” Jade Emperor asked.

One by one, they explained their problem.

The Jade Emperor thought it over.

“I’ve got an idea.” He said. “Can you see that big river? Why not have a race across it? We can name this new year after the winner of the race.”

All the animals agreed that this was a good idea, but each one secretly thought that they would be the winner. They all hurried to the river and lined up for the race.

“Ready, steady, go!”

With a mighty splash, the animals leaped into the river and started swimming as fast as they could towards the other side.

Now, the rat wasn’t the best swimmer, but he was the cleverest animal. He saw that the ox was going to win the race, so he swam as fast as he could and grabbed hold of the ox’s tail. He climbed up the tail onto the ox’s back. Just before the ox reached the other side of the river, the rat leaped over his head onto the bank.

“Hurray! I’m the winner!” He squeaked, “Heeheehee!”

“Hard luck, ox!” Laughed the Jade Emperor.

“You’re very strong, but rat was too clever for you this time. We will call this year the year of the rat. Ox, you were the second, so next year will be the year of the ox.”

One by one, the other animals finished the race.

“Oh, well done!” Said the Jade Emperor. “We will name a year after each of you in the same order that you finished the race.”

This is just one of the many myths about the origin of the Chinese Zodiac.

 

Reference:

https://www.hopenglish.com/chinese-new-year-story

https://www.hjenglish.com/new/p95768/

http://www.258en.com/en/2013_0512/13541.html

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