From January to August, the volume of freight in the whole society increased by 11.7% compared with the same period 2019

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 28 (Reporter Ye Haoming) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport on the 28th that from January to August this year, the freight volume of the whole society increased by 11.7%compared with the same period 2019. The volume of freight and postal courier business increased by 18.1%, 11.2%, 10.1%, and 83.5%compared with the same period in 2019, respectively.

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Transport on the day, Shu Chi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Transport, said that at present, the nation's traffic network is generally unobstructed, and the main logistics indicators are steadily good. The key hub has a comprehensive resumption of labor. On September 8th, the daily throughput of the Shanghai Port container exceeded the 160,000 standard box for the first time. Pudong Airport and Baiyun Airport's goods and mail throughput increased by 82.7%and 38.1%over May.

"At the same time, we must also see that recently the national local aggregate epidemic is more exuded, and there are signs of the problem of over -control control of trucks in some areas." Shu Chi said that in response to this situation, the Ministry of Transport will guide the local area to further regulate the shutdown and shut down traffic. The procedures and requirements of the logistics infrastructure resolutely prevent the shutdown of shutdown and shutdown without authorization, and at the same time strengthen the tracking, scheduling, and supervision and transfer.

In terms of strengthening the protection of key supplies, Shu Chi said that it will focus on foreign trade supplies, electric coal transportation, food production, etc., continue to strengthen supply and demand docking and transportation organization dispatch to ensure the smooth flow of key supplies transportation vehicles and ships; The tracking and scheduling in the epidemic area has strengthened regional linkage and policy coordination, and strive to ensure transportation needs such as medical prevention and control materials, people's biological materials, and important production materials in the immune -related areas.

In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic through the spread of transportation and logistics channels, Shu Chi introduced it, and will urge and guide traffic logistics companies, as well as road service areas, port terminals, railway stations, aviation airports and other operating units in accordance with the latest version of epidemic prevention guidelines. Disclosing the requirements for prevention and control of various epidemics, strictly implement measures such as temperature testing, disinfection and disinfecting, wearing masks, nucleic acid detection, vaccination, and health monitoring.

"We will continue to play the role of the State Council's Leading Group for Logistics Insurance and Between Logistics Insurance and Protection, strengthen departmental coordination with the ministry and provincial linkage, coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic, keep and maintain, safe production, etc., and make every effort to ensure the safety and stable operation of transportation and logistics. Provide basic support for stabilizing the economic market. "Shu Chi said.

[Editor in charge: Zhang Yongsu]

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