The Hunan Development and Reform Commission recently issued an implementation plan for Changsha, Zhuzhou, and Xiangtan cities to jointly construct a national comprehensive logistics hub. It aims to accelerate modern logistics development in Hunan Province and promote integrated development of the three cities.

The multiple nodes include: six core nodes, such as the Hunan Jinxia Modern Logistics Park, Changsha Gaoqiao Trade and Commercial Town, Xiangtan Hetang Modern Comprehensive Logistics Park, Changsha Airport Logistics Park, China Logistics Changsha Park, and Hunan Apower Logistics Park; and, several hub nodes, such as the commercial and logistics sector of the Changsha Shuangqiao Area.

According to the plan, the national logistics hub will involve four business patterns – land port, commercial service, air port, and production service. By 2025, a hub economy will be formed, and the hub will be built into a national logistics economic demonstration zone, based on five international channels – China-Europe Freight Train; freight train to ASEAN countries; river-sea combined transport; Hunan-Guangdong-Africa railway-sea combined express train; and, air freight transport. 

The plan clarified the orientation, functions, construction mode, projects, and business of the hub. It stressed reinforcing guarantee for logistics land and giving play to the roles of special fund in budget, investment funds for modern logistics industrial development, credit aid, and social capital.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
 
Translator: Pang Yuehui
 
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn