Gaolan Port Economic Zone

Gaolan Port Economic Zone

Gaolan Port Economic Zone is an economic functional zone based on Gaolan Port, the main coastal hub in South China, with a total area of 380 square kilometers and a permanent resident population of 115600 at the end of 2017. In March 2012, with the approval of the State Council, Gaolan Port Economic Zone was upgraded to a national economic and Technological Development Zone, named "Zhuhai Economic and Technological Development Zone", which is the gateway of Xijiang River and South China Sea to the world. One belt, one road initiative, the South China Sea strategy, the Pearl River Delta regional reform and development plan and the Guangdong's advanced equipment manufacturing industry belt in the West Bank of Pearl River Delta are strives to build up the "3+1" industrial system and industrial development orientation, which is the leading equipment manufacturing, clean energy, new materials and modern port logistics. Build Zhuhai's industrial engine and energy engine.

Gaolan Port has the largest tonnage of liquid chemicals and bulk cargo berths in the Pearl River Delta. It has good natural conditions for the construction of a 300000 ton petrochemical terminal. The southernmost berth is only 1 nautical mile away from the international main channel. After the Guangzhou Zhuhai railway and Gaolan Port expressway are opened to traffic, it can form a two-hour economic circle with the Pearl River Delta region, radiating the urban agglomeration on the West Bank of the Pearl River Estuary and South China, southwest and Central South regions Xijiang River and South China Sea are the gateway to the world, which is one of the most dynamic and potential areas of Guangdong's marine economy.

Regional location

Gaolan Port Economic Zone is located in the southwest of Zhuhai City and between jitimen and Hutiaomen of the Pearl River. It is adjacent to Sanzao town in the East, across the sea from Macao, Hongqi Town and Doumen District in the northeast, South China Sea in the southeast and southwest. It is composed of Gaolan and nanshai peninsulas, 18 islands such as sanjiaoshan, Hebao and Dali, and the land and sea areas along the east coast of Huangmao sea The total area is 380 square kilometers, 45 and 11 nautical miles away from Hong Kong and Macao respectively, and the southernmost berth is only 1 nautical mile away from the international main channel. After the opening of Guangzhou Zhuhai railway and Gaolan Port expressway, Gaolan Port can form a two-hour economic circle with the Pearl River Delta region, radiating the urban agglomeration on the West Bank of the Pearl River Estuary and the south, southwest and Central South regions. It is the gateway of Xijiang River and South China Sea to the world, and one of the most dynamic and potential regions of Guangdong's marine economy. Gaolan Port Area, the main port area of Zhuhai port, is located in Gaolan Port Economic Zone. With an area of 88 square kilometers and a natural water depth of - 8-10 meters, the harbor can utilize more than 70 kilometers of natural coastline, build more than 100 wharves with a capacity of 10000-250000 tons, and design an annual cargo throughput of 200 million tons. It has the conditions to build a crude oil wharf with a capacity of more than 300000 tons, and can realize river sea intermodal transportation.

Gaolan Port Economic Zone is mainly planned for five functional areas, including 29 square kilometers of Gaolan Petrochemical area, 26 square kilometers of wharf storage area, 40 square kilometers of equipment manufacturing area, 10 square kilometers of fine chemical industry area and 30 square kilometers of life supporting area. With the implementation of the outline of the reform and development plan for the Pearl River Delta region, Gaolan will play a more superior core advantage and accelerate the construction of the core city on the West Bank of the Pearl River Estuary.

Planning orientation

One belt, one road, is to take the lead of Xi Jinping's new socialist concept of socialism with Chinese characteristics. According to the requirements of the new development concept, Gaolan Port Economic Zone should focus on the strategic emerging industries of the country and seize the major opportunities such as the "one belt and one road" initiative, the South China Sea strategy, the outline of the Pearl River Delta reform and development plan and the construction of the advanced equipment manufacturing industry belt in the West Bank of Guangdong. Scientific development, and strive to build a "3 + 1" industrial system led by advanced equipment manufacturing, clean energy, new materials and modern port logistics, and achieve positive results in industrial transformation and upgrading. Many well-known enterprises including BP, shell, fluor, Lubrizol, CNOOC and Shenhua have been introduced to settle down. It has been rated as the first batch of circular economy industrial parks in Guangdong Province, the strategic emerging industry base jointly built by provinces and cities, the national new industrialization demonstration base, and the top 30 chemical industry parks in China in 2018. In 2017, the total industrial output value of Gaolan Port Area exceeded 100 billion yuan, the port cargo throughput exceeded 100 million tons, and the economic and social development stepped onto a new stage.

Development advantages

（1） Location advantage

Gaolan Port is located at the southwest end of Zhuhai City, the East Bank of Huangmaohai, and between jitimen and Hutiaomen of the Pearl River. The southernmost berth is only 1 nautical mile away from the international main channel. With the continuous improvement of the collection and distribution system, especially the opening of Guangzhou Zhuhai railway and Gaolan Port expressway, and the in-depth promotion of Xijiang River strategy, we can directly participate in the resource allocation of Xijiang River Basin through river sea combined transport and sea rail combined transport, radiating the urban agglomeration on the West Bank of the Pearl River Estuary and South China, southwest and Central South regions. The location advantage and hinterland advantage of the port area are increasingly prominent.

（2） Resource advantages

Gaolan Port is a national first-class port open to the outside world. It has 68.5km coastline, more than 100 wharves of 10000 tons or above, the largest liquid chemicals and bulk cargo berths in the Pearl River Delta, and good natural conditions for the construction of 300000 tons Petrochemical Wharf. Gaolan Port has a wide coastal beach area, and reclamation is more economical. The land development and construction cycle is short and effective, which is suitable for the construction of large-scale coastal industrial projects. With the development, construction and investment in recent years, the infrastructure of the park has been continuously improved, and the potential advantages of port and land resources in the port area have become more and more prominent.

（3） Policy advantages

One belt, one road, is to take the lead of Xi Jinping's new socialist concept of socialism with Chinese characteristics. According to the requirements of the new development concept, Gaolan Port Area should focus on the strategic emerging industries of the country, seize the major opportunities of the state's implementation of the "one belt and one Road" initiative, the South China Sea strategy, the Pearl River Delta regional reform and development plan and the construction of the advanced equipment manufacturing industrial belt in the Pearl River west of Guangdong province. We have made great efforts to build a "3 + 1" industrial system led by advanced equipment manufacturing, clean energy, new materials and modern port logistics, and achieved positive results in industrial transformation and upgrading.

（4） Late mover advantage

Many well-known enterprises including BP, shell, fluor, Lubrizol, CNOOC and Shenhua have been introduced to settle down. It has been rated as the first batch of circular economy industrial parks in Guangdong Province, the strategic emerging industry base jointly built by provinces and cities, the national new industrialization demonstration base, and the top 30 chemical industry parks in China in 2018. With the continuous optimization of the industrial structure and the accelerated construction of the carrier platform, the industrial foundation and carrying capacity are constantly enhanced. The port area will become an important base for the country to implement the development, processing and service of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea, and its late development advantages are increasingly prominent.

Development overview

At present, around the goal of developing high-end manufacturing industry, Gaolan Port vigorously promotes project construction and investment promotion, and strives to build a modern industrial system.

（1） The development trend of industrial transformation and upgrading is good. First, the advanced equipment manufacturing industry in Gaolan Port Area has begun to take shape. The planned area of the advanced equipment manufacturing area is about 40 square kilometers. It will make full use of the superior shoreline resources of Gaolan Port and vigorously develop the advanced equipment manufacturing industry including electronic information equipment, communication equipment, intelligent manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, etc. The outstanding performance is in two aspects: the offshore engineering equipment industry represented by CNOOC fluor and sany port machinery, and the electronic information equipment industry represented by Lexmark laser printer, Fiberhome cable, Chongda technology, etc. have been actively developed in recent years, forming a new industrial pattern in which the two industrial clusters keep pace with each other. The equipment manufacturing supporting industrial cluster with complete upstream and downstream supporting facilities and advanced technology has been initially formed. It has been successfully selected as the pilot project of innovative industrial cluster construction in Guangdong Province in 2016, and successfully established the national new industrialization demonstration base of ocean engineering and the national well-known brand demonstration zone of deep-sea Ocean Engineering equipment industry.

Second, the clean energy industry in Gaolan Port Area has developed well, mainly relying on CNOOC Nanhai natural gas onshore terminal, LNG terminal, Yihai natural gas cogeneration, Yuhai natural gas power generation and other high-quality projects.

Third, a new material industry cluster based on the whole industrial chain of power lithium battery materials has been formed. We should vigorously develop the new material industry, take the new material industry as an important starting point to implement the innovation driven development strategy and promote the adjustment and upgrading of industrial structure, and vigorously build a regional innovation cluster with new materials as an important component. Electrolyte, ternary cathode, silicon carbon anode and diaphragm are all available. The world's largest diaphragm manufacturer has been put into operation. The production projects of carbon nanotubes, fluorine materials and other high-end materials supported by the Chinese Academy of sciences are accelerating.

Fourth, the development of modern port logistics industry is accelerated. Gaolan Port is an important hub of the national comprehensive transportation system and one of the 24 major coastal ports in China. It is the port with the best port construction conditions in the Pearl River Delta. The coastline of the port is 68 km, of which the deep water coastline accounts for more than 85%. The construction of four 100000 DWT container berths, one 200000 DWT grain berth and one 150000 DWT oil berth was accelerated, and the preliminary work of two new 100000 DWT container berths was started. Introduce third-party and fourth-party logistics enterprises such as Zhonggu international shipping and taixingsheng logistics, actively promote the construction of Gaolan Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone, develop international transit, international distribution, international procurement, entrepot trade, export processing and other businesses, and improve the port's international logistics service function.

（2） Investment promotion oriented by the construction of modern industrial system

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