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Chongqing’s Jiulongpo port to be retired

Shanghai: Chongqing’s Jiulongpo port, formerly the busiest logistics hub in the city, is to be closed.

Due to the fast city construction of Chongqing, the downtown-located Jiulongpo port can not be develop any further. According to the layout plans of the local authority, the government will gradually slow the port function of Jiulongpo, and then finally close it.

The shutdown of Jiulongpo will not affect the company’s performance, as its business will be transferred to other port areas managed by the company, the local port operator Chongqing Gangjiu said. [19/08/13]

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