Business orders are booming, and ports are bustling with outbound shipping!

At the beginning of the new year, in a busy workshop in the Pukou Development Zone of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area, workers are working with all their might to fulfill orders. At the docks, the cranes are working frantically to transfer goods. Various enterprises are fully exerting their efforts to achieve the “opening-day success” of the first quarter.

The machines roar as they rush to fulfill orders. The overseas market continues to strengthen its momentum.

In the production workshop of Nanjing Dagji Tower Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Dagji Tower”), the machines are roaring and sparks are flying. The workers are proceeding with the processes of cutting, welding, assembling the tower, and galvanizing in an orderly manner, making every effort to ensure that each order can be delivered on time.

As a well-established enterprise with nearly 30 years of experience in tower manufacturing, Da Ji Tower has firmly established itself in the industry. In 2025, the company’s orders and production volume exceeded 200,000 tons, and its profits, sales revenue and tax payments all reached the expected targets.
In recent years, the company has closely followed the “Belt and Road” initiative and regarded overseas markets as the second growth pole for development. It has successively undertaken power transmission and transformation projects in countries such as Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan and Kazakhstan. Its business covers 60+ countries and regions around the world. Last year, the proportion of overseas business exceeded 40%.

Song Kui-dong, the executive vice general manager of Nanjing Da Ji Tower Manufacturing Co., Ltd., said: “The company’s international market development is very promising. Last year, we signed transmission and transformation tower projects with several countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. The cumulative orders on hand exceeded 70 million US dollars. Currently, all projects are progressing steadily.”

Since January this year, orders for the Dagji Tower have been pouring in from both domestic and international markets. Song Kui Dong said, “In the first quarter of this year, our production will reach full capacity. As of now, the order volume on hand has exceeded 55,000 tons. Among them, international orders account for more than half. We expect both the output value and sales revenue to achieve year-on-year growth.”

Cargo ships shuttle back and forth for efficient transportation, connecting the rivers and reaching the seas to promote development.

The Qibao Port area beside the Yangtze River’s Golden Waterway is equally bustling. On the berths, cargo ships from upstream and downstream are docking and undocking one after another; in the storage yard, containers are neatly arranged and trucks are constantly moving. On the large screen of the port dispatching center, the dynamic information of ships and loading/unloading data are flashing in real time, each showing the vitality of efficient operation.

As the “first port” for the Yangtze River to enter Jiangsu Province, the Qibao Port Area has continuously expanded its foreign trade routes, deeply developed the port-related industries, and improved service levels since its operation in 2018. This has provided a convenient “exit point” for “Jiangbei Manufacturing”. Especially after the “Nanjing Port – Shanghai Port” direct shipping route was launched, the Qibao Port Area, which was originally mainly engaged in domestic trade, saw a significant increase in foreign trade volume. In 2024 alone, compared to 2023, the volume increased by 100,000 TEUs, and almost all of this was from foreign trade business.

The general manager of Nanjing Port North Jiangbei Container Terminal Co., Ltd., Gang Jian, disclosed: “Last year, we completed a total of 430,000 TEUs, with a year-on-year growth of 22%. Currently, our domestic and foreign trade proportions are each approximately 50%. This year, our overall target is to increase by 23%, which means an increase of 105,000 TEUs compared to last year. In January 2026, the original target was to complete 30,000 TEUs. By January 23rd, it has been completed ahead of schedule. This year, we plan to add three direct shipping routes, and we are confident to achieve a ‘good start’ in the first quarter.”

This year, the Qibao Port Area will not only continuously improve its physical facilities to build a logistics network that connects both the inland and the sea; but also focus on meeting the needs of enterprises and optimize services. It will effectively connect various links such as route expansion and storage support. By launching direct fast shipping services from the Shanghai Yangshan Port Area, the transportation time has been reduced from 72 hours to 33 hours, truly achieving “transportation to and from the port is as convenient as going to and from home”.

Gang Jian said: “We will deepen the ‘route expansion + service upgrade + intelligent empowerment’ mechanism, continuously increase the frequency of domestic and foreign trade express shipping routes, and strive to achieve the target of 535,000 TEUs this year. We will increase the proportion of exports from 50% to 60%.”

Start with a sprint, begin with a lead – Nanjing is fully geared up and striving to achieve a “good start” in the new year.