[The Oriental Hub Shanghai East Railway Station project started]On March 25, 2023, the Shanghai East Railway Station project of the Oriental Hub officially started construction of the underground foundation. According to reports, Shanghai East Railway Station is located in Zhuqiao Town, Pudong New Area, close to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. According to the previous plan, the scale of the Shanghai East Railway Station will be planned and controlled according to 14 sets of 30 lines. After completion, it will become the second largest railway passenger station in Shanghai after Shanghai Hongqiao Station. Covering an area of 2.2 square kilometers, it is planned to be completed in 2027. In the future, Shanghai East Railway Station will be connected to the Hutong Railway and the Shanghai-Chak-Hang Railway, as well as the Shanghai-Suhu Railway, the South/North Riverside Railway, etc. At the same time, Shanghai East Railway Station will also be connected to Shanghai Hongqiao Station through the Shanghai Airport Connection Line, and will be connected to the Nanhui Branch Line of the Two-Port Express Line, the East-West Railway Connection Line and other lines to build 5 urban lines + 2 urban lines + multiple bureaus The layout of the domain lines. Take the airport connection line at Shanghai East Railway Station, and you will arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in two stops. Pudong New Area will also center on Pudong International Airport and Shanghai East Railway Station to build an oriental hub comparable to Hongqiao hub. It is reported that the Shanghai East Railway Station of the Oriental Hub is planned to be completed at the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan. The Oriental Hub plans to increase the air passenger handling capacity of 50 million passengers per year, with a total investment of 150 billion yuan. After completion, it will help Shanghai form a pattern with Hongqiao hub in the west and Oriental hub in the east, and become a world-class transportation hub connecting the Yangtze River Delta with the world. Editor/He Yuting
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen