7月17日,广州港与新加坡港签订了合资经营广州集装箱码头的合同。这份合同与一周前刚刚披露的由国务院批准的深圳盐田港三期工程项目建议书一道,拉开了华南集装箱运输市场新一轮激烈竞争的序幕。 广州港务局与新加坡港务集团合资成立的广州集装箱码头有限公司于7月17日挂牌。这标志着广州在1999年货物吞吐量突破亿吨后,向新的战略重点——集装箱业务发起了强有力的进攻。 广州港是中国第二个亿吨级大港,是珠三角 July 17, Guangzhou Port and Singapore Port signed a joint venture Guangzhou Container Terminal contract. This contract, in conjunction with the proposal of the third phase of Shenzhen Yantian Port approved by the State Council just a week ago, opened the prelude to a new round of fierce competition in the container transport market in southern China. Guangzhou Port Authority and the Singapore Port Group, a joint venture set up by the Guangzhou Container Terminal Co., Ltd. on July 17 listing. This marks a strong offensive by Guangzhou to the new strategic focus, the container business, after its cargo throughput exceeded 1 billion tons in 1999. Guangzhou Port is China’s second billion-ton port, is the Pearl River Delta