Today's Huadu News: The logistics center of COSCO Shipping Air Freight at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport officially started its building on November 13.

　　As a super large state-owned enterprise under direct control of the central government, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited is one of the largest ocean transportation companies in the world. With its focuses on the “6+1” business cluster that includes shipping, logistics, finance, equipment manufacturing, shipping services, socialized industries and the Internet-plus business based on model innovation, the company has achieved for itself network service advantages and brand advantages. In thoroughly study and implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions to Guangdong and Guangzhou, and in efforts to revitalize the old city and to achieve the goal of "four new highlights", Huadu District, following the work deployment of the party committees and governments of Guangdong province and Guangzhou city, and taking the third-phase reconstruction and expansion of the airport as a major opportunity, makes every effort to plan the high-quality development of modern logistics and supply chain, and promote the integrated development of modern logistics, digital economy and local advantageous industries. China COSCO Shipping and Huadu District share common mission and vision in building a leading modern logistics supply chain in the world.

　　By building COSCO Shipping Air Freight South China Headquarters and COSCO Shipping Air Freight e-commerce headquarters logistics supply chain base in Huadu, China COSCO Shipping is going to make greater contribution to Guangzhou and Huadu's plan to build international aviation hub and international logistics center that has “highest efficiency, lowest cost and highest competitiveness in the world”. The project covers an area of 16.8 acres, with a total investment of no less than 380 million yuan. It is estimated that the project will have an annual output value of 1 billion yuan when it reaches its full capacity, and bring additional annual tax revenue of 50 million yuan to Huadu.

　　The logistics center of COSCO Shipping Air Freight at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is a key project of Guangzhou and Huadu District. The official launch of this project will further consolidate the leadership of China COSCO Shipping in the industry, and will help to attract partners from various sectors of the industry and the world to Huadu, drive upstream and downstream players along the industrial chain and related parties to invest in Huadu District, and build bigger and stronger modern logistics supply chain.

　　The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Luo Ganzheng, member of the Standing Committee of Huadu Party Committee and Deputy District Mayor, Lan Haibin, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of Huadu District People's Congress, Huang Xiaowen, Deputy General Manager of China COSCO Shipping, Han Jun, Chair of China COSCO Shipping Logistics, Zhuang Zhihong, General Manager of COSCO Shipping Air Freight, and other relevant leaders of the District Bureau of Technology, Industry, Commerce and Information, the District Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction, the District Bureau of Traffic and Transportation, the District Administration of Government Service Data, the District Airport Committee, the District Market Purchase Trade Service Center, and Huadong Town government.