As of May 31, the shipment volume by Liaoning Port Group of Japanese commercial vehicles had reached nearly 3,900 units, a year-on-year increase of over 140 percent, almost equal its total shipment volume last year.
The number of new market entities increased 32.64 percent year-on-year, and their combined registered capital reached 85.52 billion yuan ($12.74 billion), a year-on-year increase of 12.15 percent.
Dalian Port has reached a throughput of 1.97 million tons this year, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent.
More than 50 representatives of foreign enterprises from the United States, Korea, Britain, Japan, Germany, and Italy attended the recent foreign enterprises conference held by the Dalian Tax Service in Jinpu.
The Chief Representative of the Consular Office of Japan in Dalian, members of the Japanese chamber of commerce and industry in Dalian, officials of the Dalian branch of Japanese local government offices and representatives from related cultural organizations and media attended the event.
Calcined petroleum coke, also known as petcoke, is a by-product of refining crude oil and a critical ingredient in the production of aluminum. The transaction marked the first online auction of petcoke in China.
The RCEP (Dalian) International Business District will facilitate regional economic cooperation between the DFTZ and other RCEP members and will make Jinpu a pacesetter for cooperation with northeastern Asian countries.
From January to April, a total of 1,211 projects were launched and resumed in the city with a total investment of 938.94 billion yuan ($141.12 billion), an increase of 24 percent and 11.8 percent year-on-year respectively.