China's logistics sector gradually gathers momentum

Li Huaqiang, deputy director of the ministry's transport department, told an online news conference that a hotline has been established to answer truckers' questions and to provide consultation if they encounter any hiccups on their journeys, and more than 1,900 reported issues regarding truck transportation were addressed via the hotline in April..

The State Council, China's cabinet, recently rolled out 33 measures to stabilise growth, including steps to cancel traffic restrictions for people from low-risk areas, and to provide free nucleic acid tests to passenger and freight transport drivers.

China's major logistics and transport hubs have also gradually resumed operation. The daily throughput of containers Shanghai Port handled has recovered to more than 95 per cent of the normal level.

The daily cargo traffic handled at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport also recovered recently to about 80 per cent of the volume before the outbreak.  The same at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has recovered to its normal level, according to official Chinese media.

Starting May 25, Jiangsu province, an economic hub in East China, cancelled all epidemic prevention restrictions for vehicles coming from low-risk areas. Drivers do not even have to present a negative nucleic acid test result.

According to Jiangsu Transport Bureau, the daily number of vehicles on the province's expressways increased from 200,000 to 1.2 million in recent days, and will soon increase to 1.8 million.

Airports and canals have also eased restrictions and simplified epidemic prevention procedures to speed up transportation.

In Hainan province, Haikou Meilan International Airport no longer requires a negative nucleic acid test result taken within 48 hours before departing and arriving at the airport.

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