The 2021 China (Guangdong) pilot free trade zone innovation results conference was held in Guangzhou a few days ago. The report on the shipping development index of China (Guangdong) pilot free trade zone (2020) released at the meeting pointed out that the shipping development index of Guangdong pilot Free Trade Zone in 2020 was 123.23 points, a steady increase of 8.63% over 2019. Zheng Yanping, head of Guangzhou shipping exchange, said that with the continuous improvement of the service level of Nansha and Qianhai ports, the continuous improvement of the transfer volume of Qianhai hot metal and the significant improvement of the efficiency of customs clearance, the shipping development of Guangdong pilot free trade zone will continue to improve in the future.

According to the report, in terms of port services, the port efficiency of Guangdong pilot free trade zone will be significantly improved in 2020, and the port service index will increase by 22.7% to 146.13% over the previous year. Among them, the collection and distribution system in Shekou area of Qianhai was further improved, and the development of China Europe train and China Africa train business led to a substantial increase in the transfer volume of hot metal, and promoted the port service level to achieve a substantial improvement. Zheng Yanping said that in the second half of 2020, China's export growth accelerated, and the value of Guangdong pilot free trade zone's outbound declaration goods increased significantly year-on-year, driving the improvement of the "big clearance efficiency" index. With the continuous improvement of the customs clearance efficiency and business environment of Guangdong pilot Free Trade Zone, the attraction of the pilot free trade zone to the settled enterprises is enhanced, and the registered number and registered capital of shipping related enterprises are steadily increasing.