江苏港口激发外贸强大韧性 江海联动打造开放新格局

Core Insights - Jiangsu Province's foreign trade shows strong momentum with a total import and export value of 3.82 trillion yuan in the first eight months of the year, a 5.1% increase year-on-year, outperforming the national average by 1.6 percentage points, and accounting for 12.9% of the national total [1] Group 1: Port Performance - Lianyungang Port has exported 34,500 new energy vehicles in the first eight months, marking a 78.76% year-on-year increase, and has operated 610 international trains covering 104 international stations [1] - Taicang Port has seen explosive growth in automobile exports, with 513,000 vehicles exported from January to August, exceeding the total for the previous year, and has become a key hub for automobile exports [2] - Taicang Port's container throughput reached 5.8 million TEUs, a 2.2% increase year-on-year, with total cargo throughput of 199 million tons, up 7.9%, and foreign trade cargo throughput of 86.59 million tons, increasing by 11.7% [2] Group 2: Strategic Developments - Lianyungang Port is enhancing the synergy between China-Europe freight trains and ocean routes, expanding its reach to Middle Eastern and Russian markets through new initiatives [2] - The ports collectively contribute to Jiangsu's multi-modal transport system, focusing on new energy vehicles and bulk commodities, stabilizing the province's foreign trade [3]