On the coast of the East China Sea, the four seasons are like songs and everything is abundant every year.

On April 1, 2017, the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially established. Since then, Zhoushan has made rapid changes, painting a picture of green oil and gas development from scratch.

On August 30, 2020, the State Council officially approved the "China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone Expansion Regional Plan" and newly established Ningbo, Hangzhou and Jinyi areas. At this point, the "one area, four areas" development pattern of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone has been formed. .

In the past few years, on the brand-new hanging fishing islands, among the thousands of miles of coastline and dotted docks, in the rows of factories and highly intelligent production lines, among the many "first-of-its-kind" mechanisms... …One vivid free trade story continues to unfold.

Today, Zhejiang Free Trade, China’s only free trade pilot zone consisting of land and ocean anchorages, is setting sail again with the goal of serving the whole country and taking a global view.

Miracle of Yushan:

The oil and gas industry sings the song of green

Whenever the sun sets, the thousands of lights that light up in the steel jungle will reflect a special island with modern charm - Yushan Island Green Petrochemical Base in Daishan County, Zhoushan. It is also an important part of the Zhoushan area of the Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone. component.

This is the largest integrated refining and chemical base in China and a world-class factory: it does not produce a drop of oil, but it refines crude oil and produces various chemical products 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

It is hard to imagine that less than ten years ago, this was just a small fishing village with an area of less than 10 square kilometers and a permanent population of only 500 people.

Let us turn the gears of time back to June 2015, when the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base project officially started construction. Since then, in just a few years, large-scale modern refining and chemical facilities have been built, multiple oil and product transportation terminals are lined up, and large cargo ships are constantly coming and going.

In 2020, the State Council approved the "Several Measures to Support the Open Development of the Full Oil and Gas Industry Chain in the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone" and pressed the "fast forward button" for the development of the full oil and gas industry chain in the Zhoushan area.

The sea and the sky are the same color, and the old appearance is replaced by a new one. In 2022, the industrial output value of Zhoushan's green petrochemical base will reach 231.4 billion yuan. Here, the 40-million-ton-per-year refining and chemical integration project of Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has basically taken shape, becoming a benchmark project in the national petrochemical industry. The Zhoushan area has also built 43 storage and transportation projects, forming an oil storage and transportation capacity of 38 million cubic meters. It has promoted the construction of an offshore LNG landing center and has built the ENN LNG project, with a cumulative LNG receiving capacity of 10 million tons/year.

What is even more beyond imagination is that the construction and development of this oil refining and processing plant are all based on "green".

At present, the construction of ecological civilization has entered a critical period with carbon reduction as the key strategic direction, promoting the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, and promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. The Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base has adopted green advanced technologies early in the construction process. , promote process innovation from a high starting point.

"During the project, we achieved a number of technological innovations." Wu Tianzhong, manager of the technical quality department of Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd., told reporters that in terms of seawater desalination, the base adopts domestic advanced independent innovation technology, and the second-phase production capacity has been expanded to 25,000 tons/day. In terms of device smelting, the slurry bed residual oil hydrogenation process has been adopted, which has been evaluated by the Chinese Academy of Engineering as a "disruptive technology in the petrochemical industry in the 21st century" to increase the oil conversion rate to 92%, which is the current domestic "oil reduction and increase" the highest level. This combined process route of slurry bed residue oil hydrogenation-oil residue hydrogen production-heavy metal recovery truly realizes "eat dry and squeeze clean" and efficient utilization, forming a green chain of circular economy.

In addition, the process heating furnace of Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base is the first time in China to adopt ultra-low nitrogen combustion technology, and the ethylene unit is the first time in China to perform denitrification treatment, both of which have reached the most stringent emission levels in the country; the wastewater discharge standards are the most stringent in the country, and the main indicators are better than Countries such as the United States and Singapore.

The “gold content” of Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base is not only reflected in its special status as the first petrochemical base in the country to establish a benchmark for green development, but also reflected in its important status as the largest integrated refining and chemical project in the country.

In Zhejiang, the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base is the well-deserved core of the entire oil and gas industry chain in the Zhoushan area of the China (Zhejiang) Free Trade Zone; looking across the country, it maintains the security of raw material supply in the petrochemical industry chain and strives for the right to speak in the international pricing of bulk chemical raw materials; it It is also the world's largest investment single industry project. The scale of the refining and chemical industry ranks among the world's first-class petrochemical bases, directly affecting the development pattern of the global petrochemical industry.

The security of the supply of bulk chemical raw materials is a key issue related to national development. As one of the seven major petrochemical industry bases planned and constructed by the state, the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base is planned and constructed with the original intention of alleviating the dilemma of domestic high dependence on foreign products such as ethylene.

Not only that. In recent years, the domestic marine fuel oil market, especially the demand for bonded marine fuel oil, has grown steadily. However, for a long time, the fuel oil used by bonded ship oil supply companies and shipping companies has mostly been sourced from overseas. There is a lack of relevant financial derivatives instruments in the country for risk control. And lack of say in pricing.

In 2017, the "China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone Overall Plan" proposed "building a Northeast Asia bonded fuel oil filling center." From then on, Zhoushan began to develop rapidly. In 2022, with the direct supply of bonded marine fuel oil reaching 6.02 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.11%, Zhoushan will become the fifth largest ship refueling port in the world. Relying on the aggregation effect of blending advantages, warehousing advantages and consumption advantages, ship fuel consumption has further shifted to Zhoushan.

Behind the extraordinary development is the strong promotion of institutional innovation.

Yu Changnuan, deputy director of the Port Affairs Administration Bureau of the Zhoushan High-tech Zone Management Committee, said in an interview with reporters that Zhoushan uses bonded ship fuel bunkering as a breakthrough, focuses on the development of the entire oil and gas industry chain, actively explores reform and innovation, and strives to build a Northeast Asian ship fuel industry. The refueling center has basically formed a fair, open, efficient and standardized ship refueling environment. "After years of development, Zhoushan's bonded ship fuel settlement volume has increased year by year, and now accounts for more than half of the country's fuel supply."

“At the same time, Zhoushan is also actively leveraging the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone’s advantages in pioneering trials, reform and innovation, actively promoting policy innovation, accelerating the facilitation of port customs clearance, and implementing policies including blending and blending, one ship for multiple supplies, and one warehouse for multiple supplies. , cross-customs area direct supply, paperless and many other policies." Yu Changnuan said.

Nowadays, the development enthusiasm of Zhoushan area is radiating to Zhejiang Province. Zhejiang is promoting the "415X" advanced manufacturing cluster cultivation project. Green petrochemicals and new materials are one of the four trillion-level advanced industrial clusters planned to be built. It is foreseeable that the spillover effect of Zhoushan's green petrochemical industry chain will drive the formation of a larger-scale industrial cluster on the east coast of Zhejiang.

China Unicom:

Policy innovation amplifies the advantages of a first-class and powerful port

Compared with the Zhoushan area, which was developed from scratch, the Ningbo area of the Zhejiang Free Trade Zone appears to be “younger”. On September 24 this year, Ningbo District spent the third anniversary of its inauguration peacefully.

Because you are young, you are more vigorous. In the past three years, this area, located in Beilun, Ningbo, is a chain of many deep-sea ports. With a clear and open attitude, it has exerted the "hard core" power of the port and achieved the first and first trial of many systems.

Roaring machinery, shuttle vehicles, and numerous cranes... Arriving at the Beilun Port Terminal of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, the reporter saw such a bustling and busy scene.

Standing on a row of red bridge cranes at the pier, automatic devices are lifting and loading containers accurately and orderly. The staff who operate these "big guys" are in the remote control center thousands of meters away. In front of each of them is There are 6 screens that can control multiple devices at the same time to complete loading and unloading tasks.

"We are the first company in China to use the self-developed container production management system M-tos3.0. The system currently covers the entire terminal. This also means that China's tens of millions of container terminals have got rid of their dependence on foreign systems." Beilun, Ningbo Hong Yongwu, general manager of the terminal of Third Container Co., Ltd., said proudly.

It has 169 gantry cranes and nearly 50 bridge cranes. The container throughput has been more than 10 million TEUs for many years in a row. In 2022, the container throughput will reach 10.867 million TEUs... Beisanjisi Port Area has the deepest water depth in the frontier and the world's largest container. The pier where ships berth most frequently.

For large traditional terminals, independent research and development is not easy, but the demand is urgent. "In the past, large domestic terminals used imported management systems. However, with the rapid growth of throughput and the continuous development of ports, the imported system has long been unable to bear the load." Hong Yongwu told reporters that in the past, every time they added a new module or new Functions require communication with manufacturers abroad. Not only is the price of module development extremely high, but the progress is also very slow.

"Technology must be in one's own hands." Being controlled by others and considering information security, Beisanji Division was determined to embark on the road of independent research and development. And this road took more than ten years. Improve the adaptability to meet the growing throughput, continuously optimize for different ship types and different operating modes, and independently optimize the functional requirements for container stowage in the yard... After many years of repeated stress tests, , in 2020, a management system that can handle tens of millions of containers will be officially launched, which also provides mature experience for the digital reform of large-scale traditional terminals in China.

As one of the 19 port areas in Zhoushan Port in the Ningbo area of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, the smart reform of Beilun Port Area reflects the rapid development of the former.

As the world's first major port with an annual cargo throughput exceeding 1 billion tons and one of the fastest growing ports in the world for container transportation, Ningbo Zhoushan Port continues to innovate mechanisms and enhance its intermodal transport capabilities.

While the reporter was visiting and interviewing, a "Yiwu-Ningbo Zhoushan Port" sea-rail intermodal customs train arrived at the Beilun Port Station of the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Railway. The standard containers are filled with small commodities from Yiwu. After unloading, they will be transported directly to the container terminal for shipment to the sea.

The sea-rail intermodal transport channel of Ningbo Zhoushan Port enables direct loading at the port, effectively saving cargo transportation costs and time costs. "Sea-rail combined transportation provides a new logistics channel for enterprises in Hefei, Chongqing, Xi'an and other hinterland areas. Through this method, goods can be transported to the port more quickly and assembled to go to sea." Hong Yongwu said.

With a variety of transportation modes such as waterways, highways, railways and pipelines, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has become one of the ports with the most complete transportation modes in the country. Inwardly, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has 24 sea-rail intermodal trains, forming three major logistics channels "connecting the ancient Silk Road to the north, the Zhonghui Yangtze Economic Belt, and the thousands-mile Zhejiang-Ganxi Line to the south", with business radiating to Jiangxi, Anhui, and Shaanxi. , Gansu, Xinjiang and other 16 provinces and 64 prefecture-level cities. Externally, Ningbo Zhoushan Port’s more than 300 container routes connect more than 600 ports in more than 200 countries and regions.

In an effort to build a "world-class powerful port" and further enhance its status as an international port, shipping and logistics hub, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has made great efforts in institutional innovation.

Xu Zhijie, deputy director of the Comprehensive Coordination Bureau of the Ningbo Economic and Technological Development Zone Free Trade Zone, said that in the past three years, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has deepened the four-port linkage development mechanism by building a "four-port" linkage smart logistics cloud platform, a digital shipping service platform and a number of ports. The shipping digital platform effectively reduces the cost of foreign trade logistics. The reform of key areas of multimodal transport has been deepened. In addition to the 24 sea-rail intermodal trains that have been opened, construction of major sea-rail intermodal projects such as the Beilun branch line double line has also begun. The country's first double-deck high-box container railway is expected to be put into operation by the end of the year.

At the same time, Ningbo Zhoushan Port deepens the reform of the entire chain of international shipping services. Its country's first "port state supervision remote inspection + review mechanism" and "no inspection before opening" mechanism have become the first regional international rules in the international maritime field to facilitate ship transportation. , and is fully implemented in 21 member countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The first "one ship, multiple certificates, one pass" service method has shortened the processing time for all ship certificates from 3 days to 1 day. It has currently benefited 559 ships in the jurisdiction, saving nearly 5 billion yuan in costs for enterprises.

It is understood that a total of 25 institutional innovation cases in the Ningbo area have been selected as the best provincial innovation cases, 16 of which have been rated as national firsts by third-party authoritative organizations, and 13 institutional innovation results have been replicated and promoted throughout the province. According to statistics on the number of awards and promotions, Ningbo District ranks first among the four districts in the province.

Blossoms bloom, and branches are full of fruits. In 2022, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed cargo throughput of 1.261 billion tons, ranking first in the world for 14 consecutive years; container throughput reached 33.35 million TEUs, ranking third in the world; completed sea-rail combined transport business volume exceeded 1.45 million TEUs , the average annual growth rate ranks among the top among China's coastal ports. In the first three quarters of this year, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed a cumulative cargo throughput of 1.015 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.85%; it completed a container throughput of 27.26 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 3.56%.

Backed by the most dynamic Yangtze River Delta economic circle in mainland China and facing the busy main waterway of the Pacific Ocean, Ningbo Zhoushan Port outlines a shipping and trade network that connects the world.

To attract the phoenix:

Open services create a smart manufacturing city

The number of national-level "specialized, special and innovative" small giant companies increased from 55 in 2020 to 283 in 2022, ranking fourth in the country; the number of individual champion companies increased from 45 in 2020 to 83 in 2022, ranking No. 1 in the country... In the Ningbo area, many high-end advanced manufacturing industries are gathered - it has become the forefront of accelerating the opening of services and building a global capital of smart manufacturing innovation.

In the core area of Ningbo area, more than 100 liquid chemical storage tanks stand in the factory of Ningbo Xinrun Petrochemical Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd. The Xinrun Storage and Transportation Project is not only a key port-facing petrochemical project introduced by Ningbo City, but also an important part of the petrochemical industry chain in the construction of Ningbo City’s “246” multi-billion-level industrial cluster.

“As an independent third-party warehousing company, in addition to providing supporting logistics for factories in the petrochemical park, we also provide warehousing, transfer and distribution services for bulk liquid petrochemicals to enterprises in surrounding areas, domestic and foreign manufacturers and traders. Liu Yan, commercial director of Xinrun Petrochemical, said that Xinrun Storage and Transportation is not only the storage base for Beilun Port's liquefied products, but also plays a role in building a nest to attract birds.

"After conducting market research, the company specially built six liquid sulfur tanks. This also led Zhejiang Xingchen Trading Co., Ltd., the largest sulfur trading company in China, to settle in the park. Through Ningbo Port, they imported sulfur from Japan and South Korea, and shipping was very fast. Convenient." Liu Yan said.

The operation of the Xinrun storage and transportation project has attracted traders from up and down the oil and gas industry chain to gather in Beilun District, Ningbo, further promoting the local area to build an oil and gas resource allocation center with international influence.

Under the strategic functional positioning of "one hub, three centers, and one demonstration zone", the core area of Ningbo Area has gathered a number of companies such as Xinrun Storage and Transportation, involving green petrochemicals, integrated circuits, automobiles and parts, high-end manufacturing and other fields.

When you walk into the building of Ningbo Weike Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., the first thing you see is a giant light curtain facing the door. Histograms and sphere charts clearly display the company's sales, output, product classification and other information. On the right wall, more than ten certificates issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, including the second batch of "specialized, special and innovative" small giant enterprises, national manufacturing individual champions, Ningbo Green Factory, and National Torch Plan project undertaking units, are particularly eye-catching.

Small categories can also become big markets. This high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, manufacturing and sales of photoelectric sensing products is currently one of the top elevator light curtain manufacturers in the world. In 2022, the annual sales volume of its elevator light curtain products at home and abroad will exceed 1.4 million sets.

"With the support of the free trade zone, on the one hand, we continue to carry out technological iterations and always maintain the leading position in R&D and manufacturing in the industry. On the other hand, we are also adapting to the diversified needs of the market. This year, the company has increased its investment in overseas markets such as Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. With the market development efforts, the Indian market has achieved good results so far." said Qiu Zhiwei, chairman of Weike Optoelectronics.

Walking into the production workshop of Ningbo Deye Technology Co., Ltd., you can see the extensive application of intelligence and automation everywhere. On the automatic assembly line, the integrated circuit board quickly completes the circuit layout; on the automated production line, small dots connect components one by one with the gentle touch of the robotic arm; in the automatic inspection equipment, the integrated circuit is quickly scanned. Compared with before, Human eye detection greatly improves efficiency; on the transportation channel, small robots are busy carrying...

Zhang Xianmin, manufacturing director of Ningbo Deye Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that due to the policy support of the Ningbo Free Trade Zone, the company built a modern intelligent production base at its headquarters in Beilun, Ningbo, and established R&D centers in Ningbo, Shanghai and other places.

The photovoltaic inverters, energy storage products and environmental electrical products developed and produced by Deye have occupied a certain share in the international market. In recent years, as the two major overseas photovoltaic and energy storage industries have continued to be booming, overseas demand for inverter products has been strong. "The overseas market prospects are very good at present. With the implementation of the national 'double carbon' strategy, the domestic market is also growing steadily. Next, we will increase investment in research and development and achieve upgrades in technology research and development, production and manufacturing, and supply chain construction. "Zhang Xianmin said.

At Ningbo Xusheng Group Co., Ltd., its manufacturing production lines have also achieved comprehensive upgrades to intelligence and automation. According to Zhou Xiaofen, secretary of the board of directors of Ningbo Xusheng Group Co., Ltd., the free trade zone’s support and facilitation policies for high-tech enterprises are very important to the development of enterprises. What impressed her most was that during the epidemic, the free trade zone issued "passes" to enterprises and established green channels to ensure supply, which greatly ensured the smooth transportation of goods and ensured the continuity of production.

This company is engaged in the research, development, production and sales of precision aluminum alloy auto parts and industrial parts in the field of new energy vehicles and automotive lightweighting. It has become a first-tier supplier to internationally renowned automakers such as Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. It has become a partner of domestic car manufacturers, and has in-depth cooperation with domestic "new power" car companies such as NIO, Ideal, and Xpeng.

Xu Zhijie said that in 2022, the Ningbo area will further improve the large-scale investment promotion mechanism, focus on nine major characteristic industrial chains such as new energy vehicles, green petrochemicals, and integrated circuits, and introduce 3 new projects of more than 10 billion yuan and 4 projects of more than 5 billion yuan. , 10 projects of more than 2 billion yuan, 6 foreign investment projects of more than 100 million US dollars, and the total investment in attracted projects reached 135.28 billion yuan.

Deepening the "1244" coordination and promotion mechanism for major projects and the "start construction as soon as the land is obtained" working mechanism, in the past year, the Ningbo area has promoted the construction of more than 160 major projects with a total investment of more than 250 billion yuan.