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Five shipping companies pledge to improve services
9/4/2007 18:01

Katia Deng/ Shanghai Daily news

Five Shanghai-based shipping companies have recently promised to improve services to better serve cargo ships and passengers on Sino-Japanese sea routes.

The quality services pledged by the shipping companies include prompt loading and unloading, 100 percent passenger safety and luggage security and more effective communication.

The Sino-Japanese route mainly consists of two ships¡ªXin Jian Zhen Hao and Suzhou Hao¡ªwhich depart from Shanghai¡¯s North Bund on regular voyages to Osaka and Kobe.

The two ships have carried nearly 20,000 passengers and handled over 30,000 TEUs of cargos since last year¡¯s restoration of the International Passenger Transport Center in Shanghai Port.

The five shipping companies are Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal, Gaoyang branch of Shanghai International Port Group, Shanghai Ocean Shipping Rally Co Ltd, China-Japan International Ferry Co Ltd and Shanghai International Ferry Co Ltd.

As the world¡¯s largest port, Shanghai port handled 537 million tons of cargo last year, a 21.2 percent rise year-on-year and 90 million tons more than Singapore, the second biggest port.