Abstract:Shanghai Port is located at the junction of two major economic belts and serves as an international comprehensive transportation hub in the national integrated three-dimensional transportation network.It is a strategic support point for building a new development pattern and achieving domestic and international dual circulation.Luojing port area is one of the three main cargo port areas of Shanghai Port.Luojing operation area was once the main operation area for bulk and general cargo transportation in Shanghai Port.However,due to market changes,environmental protection requirements and other factors,the bulk cargo terminal was shut down.Under the development requirements of the new era,how to re-examine the role and status of Luojing operation area in the development of the city and the regional logistics pattern,and ensure the healthy and sustainable development of the port is a major challenge after the shutdown of the bulk cargo terminal.We systematically analyze the impact of the withdrawal of the bulk cargo function of Luojing port area on the transportation of bulk energy and materials along the Yangtze River through comparative analysis and other methods.We analyze the main problems existing in the development of Shanghai Port from a global perspective,and make full use of the resource conditions to propose that Luojing terminal would primarily focus on container and breakbulk cargo transportation.Through technical upgrades,the bulk cargo berth would be adjusted to include 3 berths with a capacity of 50,000 to 100,000 tonnage and 7 container berths with a capacity of 10,000 tonnage,resulting in an overall capacity of approximately 4 million TEU,to increase the container handling capacity of Shanghai Port by 10%.The results can provide an important resource guarantee for the sustainable development of Shanghai International Shipping Center.
