Create an international transportation hub and international logistics

Guangzhou Port, which ranks fifth in the world in throughput and seventh in container throughput in the world, and Baiyun International Airport, which ranks among the three major international hub airports in China, is one south and one north, and has become Guangzhou's two strong pointers as an international comprehensive transportation hub city. .

In the Pearl River Delta criss-cross intercity track planning concept, in addition to the five intercity tracks currently in operation in the Pearl River Delta, there will be 10 intercity tracks listed in the plan or under construction in the short to medium term. In the future, the Pearl River Delta with Guangzhou as its core is expected to form a "half hour traffic circle." The addition of the high-speed railway group represented by the upcoming Guangzhou-Shantou Railway will allow Guangzhou to reach the surrounding 20 cities in 3 hours in the near future.

If we take a longer-term view, in the national medium- and long-term railway network planning, Guangzhou is regarded as one of the eight major railway hub strategic channels, which means that the high-speed rail network from Guangzhou will cover the whole province, radiate the country and connect Europe and Asia.

In the first year of the "13th Five-Year Plan", land, sea, land and dragons go hand in hand, and Guangzhou is weaving a large network of international integrated transportation hubs.

This is an era of fierce competition: global shipping centers are rising, domestic airspace and route resources are tight, and they need to be cleverly arranged in order to make rapid progress; this is also an era full of opportunities: with the State Council’s approval of Guangzhou as an important national city, International trade centers and international integrated transportation hubs need to seize the policy of "the east wind" before they can ride the wind and waves.

Seaport: International shipping hub framework strives to form next year

Compared with international shipping hubs, Baiyun Airport laid out an international aviation hub route map earlier. By the end of June 2016, Baiyun Airport was open to 197 cities on five continents. In 12 years, international routes have tripled. Today, Baiyun Airport has been ranked as one of the three major hub airports in China.

Civil aviation expert Lin Zhijie seems to want to become a world-class aviation hub, a superior geographic location, a strong base aviation and loose air rights policies are indispensable. Especially in the link of strong base aviation, world-class aviation hubs have strong base airlines to support their huge passenger flow. For example, Lufthansa Germany accounts for 60.8% of its Frankfurt hub airport flights, and Emirates Airlines accounts for 51% of Dubai hub airport flights.

As the main base, China Southern Airlines at Baiyun Airport undoubtedly has the most say. According to the head of the relevant department of China Southern Airlines, China Southern has positioned the Guangzhou hub as a complex international aviation hub. Therefore, when developing long-term international intercontinental routes, priority will be given to opening routes to the Guangzhou hub market. As of summer and autumn of 2016, China Southern Airlines has opened routes to 51 cities in 28 countries around the world, including Guangzhou to London, Frankfurt, San Francisco, New York, Sydney, Auckland and other intercontinental long routes. The China Southern Airlines Guangzhou Hub has built the first gateway from mainland China to Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

"The opening of international routes is not something that can be obtained by taking the initiative, and sometimes encounters many difficult problems." The person shared the recent behind-the-scenes experience of opening an international route: according to the requirements, China Southern Airlines should actively open routes between southern China and Mexico. However, due to the actual situation, the planned opening time was postponed to April 2017. The Guangzhou-Mexico City route has a long voyage, and the Mexico City International Airport has a high altitude. It requires an intermediate stop. After comprehensive consideration, China Southern intends to choose the Vancouver stop, that is, to open the Guangzhou-Vancouver-Mexico City round-trip route. According to the China-Canada bilateral aviation agreement, Chinese airlines now have 76 flights per week, and all of them have been allocated. China Southern Airlines has been granted 15 flight rights per week, but it has also been put into use. "Because the new route requires the addition of China-Canada 3 flight rights per week, it is currently applying."

The issue of air rights has not yet been resolved, and the time and visa problems have been encountered separately. "Because the Guangzhou-Mexico City route needs to stop in Canada, according to Canadian requirements, passengers need to apply for transit visas." The person said that for this reason, China Southern Airlines applied for a visa exemption policy in Canada. However, the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Department (CIC) responded to China Southern Airlines through the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the end of June. Canada has no plans at this time. At the end of June this year, the Mexican President met with the Canadian Prime Minister to confirm the introduction of a visa-free policy for Mexican citizens to travel to Canada within six months. "If this policy is implemented, it will be of some help for China Southern to fight for the visa exemption policy for Canada." Faced with this series of difficulties, the person recalled that only the active coordination of relevant provincial and municipal departments, civil aviation management departments and embassies and consulates In order to promote the work of the Mexico City route, "I hope the route can be opened smoothly as planned."

The complexity of opening an international route often exceeds expectations. However, according to statistics, in 2015, Baiyun Airport added 17 new international routes, and the total number of international and regional flights reached 88,000, an increase of 11.8% year-on-year. Airports such as Shanghai rank first.

Some insiders bluntly said that in the domestic aviation market, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou can become three major gateway compound hub airports, not only because of the obvious regional advantages, but also because of the strong local aviation demand and strong base aviation. The scale of aviation and international transit volume are important indicators to ensure the status of the three major airports.

Land Road: Airport Connects to Seaport High Speed ​​Rail to Cover the Whole Country

From the "blueprint" of the development of Guangzhou International Comprehensive Transportation Hub, it can be seen that the transportation network compiled by the national railway, subway, intercity rail and high-speed road network is an important link connecting the two major hubs of shipping and aviation. "The goal of the two hubs is ultimately to serve Guangzhou and surrounding industries and produce a radiation effect," said Qi Qi, an associate professor at the Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College.

In the planning of Guangzhou's railway passenger transport network, 10 hubs will be built, including Guangzhou Station, Guangzhou East Station, Guangzhou South Station, Guangzhou Occupied, Foshan West Station, Tangxi Station, Zengcheng Station, Xintang Station, Nansha Station, Airport Station , In order to enhance Guangzhou's main hub function in the national railway network.

Nandu reporter recently learned from Guangdong Railway Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. In addition to the 5 intercity cities currently in operation in the Pearl River Delta, there will be 10 intercity cities listed in the plan or under construction in the short to medium term. One of the important preliminary inter-city design plans has been completed: the Guangzhou-Foshan Ring Line from Guangzhou South to Baiyun Airport.

"This line can collect passengers for important hub stations such as Guangzhou South Railway Station and Baiyun Airport." Provincial railway investment related persons introduced, "The route has passed through many groups in the central area of ​​Guangzhou, which is of great significance to the economic and social development of the area along the Guangzhou-Foshan route. In addition, the 18th subway line from Nanqing Wanqingsha to Guangzhou South Railway Station to be built will be an important channel connecting Nansha and Baiyun Airport. After the two lines are opened to traffic, according to the plan, the goal of starting from Baiyun Airport, 25 minutes to Guangzhou South Railway Station, and 40 minutes to the core area of ​​Nansha can be basically achieved.

The transportation links between Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta are increasing. Wuhan-Guangzhou, Guiguang, Nanguang and other high-speed railways have been opened successively, and the "Pan Pearl River Delta" 4-hour economic circle is gradually taking shape. In the national medium- and long-term railway planning, Harbin-Guangzhou, Guangzhou-Fuzhou-Shanghai, Guangzhou-Guiyang-Kunming-Southeast Asia and other eight strategic channels are prominent, with Guangzhou at the core.

Today, the two hubs are also improving their three-dimensional transportation system. It can be seen from the future plans given by Guangzhou Port Authority and Baiyun Airport that air-rail combined transport, air-ground combined transport, public water combined transport, and sea-air combined transport have all been included in the plan, and some have been prepared in the early stage or under construction. The transportation network layout with clear layers, perfect functions and convenient contact is being realized step by step.