Blue paper on China’s cruise ports reveal findings

KUALA LUMPUR: The first blue paper assessment of China’s cruise ports was released last week and showed that the domestic cruise market is entering a new stage of steady and highquality development from a rapid development stage.

In terms of infrastructure, China’s cruise ports have already taken the lead among global peers, but in the areas of cruise port operations and port services, a large gap still exists compared with internationally mature ports, a statement from the China Economic Information Service (CEIS) said yesterday.

The 2018 report compiled jointly by China Waterborne Transport Research Institute under the Ministry of Transport and CEIS under Xinhua News Agency, is aimed at steering China’s domestic cruise ports towards improving their technical facilities, equipment and services in order to push the cruise industry into a new stage of development.

The report also revealed that China’s cruise ports are unevenly developed, with Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, Shenzhen Shekou Cruise Home Port, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port and Xiamen International Cruise Center enjoying obvious advantages over other domestic ports, ranking in the first tier.