A China-registered cruise ship sailed for the first time on an international route, leaving Shanghai for Japan.
On June 18th, the cruise ship "China Merchants Yidun" docked at the dock of the International Passenger Transport Center. Photo by Chen Jiaqi
On June 18th, the first China-registered cruise ship "China Merchants Yidun" came from the birthplace of China’s home port cruise ship — — Shanghai Port International Passenger Terminal set sail for Japan. This is the first time that a China-registered cruise ship with a five-star red flag has sailed an international route since the announcement of the Plan for Orderly Pilot Resumption of International Cruise Transport.
In order to ensure the smooth sailing of the maiden voyage, Pujiang Customs under Shanghai Customs made full preparations. Relying on the empowerment of science and technology, Pujiang Customs has vigorously promoted the construction of smart customs, upgraded the on-site supervision equipment of cruise ports, integrated the whole chain information of passenger and baggage supervision, and further improved the efficiency of customs supervision. Optimize the entry-exit customs clearance process, expand and transform the entry platform, and reasonably set the moving line according to the three zones and two channels to enhance the comfort of entry-exit passengers’ customs clearance experience.
At 13: 00 on the same day, in the travel inspection hall of Pujiang Customs, passengers were queuing to enter the travel inspection channel in turn, and the exit customs clearance procedures were completed in an orderly manner under the guidance of customs officers. After entering the passage, the passengers who have completed the exit customs clearance procedures successively boarded the cruise ship through the glass covered bridge and started their maiden voyage. "The whole process is much faster than I thought. After completing the declaration, just brush a QR code on the gate, and the process will take a few seconds. It feels very smooth." Passenger Ms. Liu said.
Daniel Hsia, head of the Pujiang Customs Travel Inspection Department, who is in charge of on-site supervision, said: "We have added six intelligent shunting gates in the entry-exit passenger passage, so passengers can pass ‘ Fingertip service for customs passengers ’ Small program to declare, the average release time of each passenger is less than 10 seconds. While ensuring the safety of the port, it will create a safe and smooth customs clearance environment for the majority of inbound and outbound cruise passengers. "
According to statistics, Pujiang Customs supervised 435 outbound crew members and 639 passengers on that day; Accumulated supervision of 8 batches of materials supplied by the "China Merchants Yidun" cruise ship, totaling 43 tons and 1.43 million yuan. In the future, China Merchants Yidun plans to complete 2-3 voyages every month.