The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has gained a new maritime corridor to global markets with the Pazhou Terminal, Lantau and Sanmen Island anchorages passing national acceptance and becoming part of Guangzhou Port earlier this month.

A semi-submersible transport vessel carrying large-scale equipment just set sail for Guinea after getting loaded at Lantau Anchorage of Guangzhou Port. The expanded Guangzhou Port now offers a reliable "maritime express lane" for the export of large infrastructure equipment.

Feng Weidong, president of Guangzhou Port Shipping Co., Ltd., shared details of the shipment.

"The infrastructure equipment transported this time weighs over 5,700 tons in total and is valued at more than 70 million yuan. With Lantau Anchorage officially going into operation, cargo can be loaded directly there, providing a more stable and swift export channel for large maritime engineering equipment," he said.

Simultaneously, customs authorities have introduced an innovative supervision model, extending inspection services from traditional terminals directly to the anchorage. This allows large vessels to conduct loading, unloading, and cargo-lightening operations offshore without having to dock, significantly cutting both clearance times and logistics expenses.

Liu Lei, deputy director of Huangpu Old Port Customs, explained the optimized regulatory model.

"We have shifted our supervision from 'waiting for vessels at dock' to 'boarding vessels at anchorages.' Customs officers ride a boat to anchorages and board cargo ships for inspections. Once cleared, goods can be imported or exported directly from the anchorages, eliminating the waiting time for vessels to berth at terminals and saving companies roughly four to five days," she said.