The unveiling ceremony for the Luzhong International Land Port & Zibo Land Port Management and Operation Company was held in Zibo, East China's Shandong province, on May 17, and a number of government officials and enterprise representatives took part in the event via online and offline channels.

The Luzhong International Land Port & Zibo Land Port Management and Operation Company, which was jointly built by Shandong Port Group (SPG), one of the world's biggest port operators, and the Zibo government.

Since 2020, SPG and Zibo have had a cooperative relationship. Zibo has accelerated the construction of the inland port with the support of SPG, and a number of freight trains have been deployed in the last two years, reducing logistics costs and increasing the city's regional economic development.

The new platform, according to Huo Gaoyuan, chairman of SPG, will play a vital role in Zibo's opening-up, as well as a platform for SPG to take root in Zibo and develop the market in Shandong's middle areas.

Huo added that SPG will leverage its advantages in stabilizing industrial, supply and value chains at the port, and make full use of the Luzhong International Land Port, in a bid to build a regional logistics and trade center in the city. Efforts will also be made to promote the integrated development of the city, the port and local industries to promote Zibo's high-quality economic and social development.

The unveiling ceremony for the Luzhong International Land Port & Zibo Land Port Management and Operation Company is held in Zibo, East China's Shandong province, on May 17. [Photo/WeChat account: Shandong-Port]