On May 10, the Chinese vessel “Zhaoyuan”, loaded with 2,300 tons of propylene, slowly departed from Waizoumadai 5# Berth in Douwei Port Area of Meizhou Bay Port, exporting to South Korea. This marks the first export of propylene from Douwei Port Area, signifying a new breakthrough in Quanzhou’s chemical product exports.
Douwei Port Area is a key petrochemical industry hub along the southeastern coast. It has built 15 open berths, including two 300,000-ton crude oil berths, serving as the supporting port for the Quanhui Petrochemical Industrial Park. Propylene, as a star product of petroleum cracking, is the world’s second-largest basic olefin raw material. It is not only the main raw material for producing polypropylene but can also be used to synthesize chemicals such as acrylonitrile, propylene oxide, isopropanol, phenol, and acetone, widely applied in fields like plastics, medicine, agriculture, and new energy, earning it the title of the “universal star” of petrochemicals.
It is understood that to ensure the safe export of this product, the port joint inspection department customized a “one-ship, one-policy” customs clearance plan. They obtained information in advance on cargo collection points, vessel arrival and departure times, crew details, and operational schedules, further optimizing inspection procedures to ensure “zero-wait” operations upon arrival and “zero-delay” clearance upon departure, minimizing vessel port time, reducing enterprise operating costs, and enhancing product competitiveness.
“This successful export of propylene has further expanded our foreign trade network and strengthened our confidence and determination to bring more chemical products to the international market,” said Zhou Jun, Manager of the Operations Planning Department at Sinochem Petrochemical Sales (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
