The construction site of the passenger and cargo distribution service area developed in the first phase of the Guangdong - Hainan Special Cooperation Zone (Xuwen) (hereinafter referred to as the "Special Cooperation Zone") was busy on the morning of March 14. As the leading position to connect with Hainan Free Trade Port, the Special Cooperation Zone will give play to the port advantages with Xuwen Port as the core, rely on the "highway, railway, air and water" multimodal transport, focus on expanding modern shipping, modern logistics and other functions, deepen port shipping cooperation, jointly establish the Qiongzhou Strait Port Consortium, and build a portal hub for Hainan Free Trade Port to connect with the domestic market. The Special Cooperation Zone will also work with Hainan to build an advanced manufacturing base, deepen cooperation with Hainan in petrochemical, energy and other industries, and strengthen cooperation in marine industries such as marine transportation, marine bio-pharmaceuticals, marine energy development and utilization, and marine engineering equipment. At present, there are 10 projects in the special cooperation zone with a total investment of 8.726 billion yuan. Among them, there are 3 continuing projects, 7 new projects and 4 reserve projects, covering the primary, secondary and tertiary industries, involving transportation, new energy, equipment manufacturing, germplasm resources, park facilities, agricultural products processing, cultural tourism and other aspects, which inject surging impetus into the construction of the special cooperation zone. How to meet the needs of Hainan with Zhanjiang? The special cooperation zone highlights the three functional positioning of becoming the "logistics base", "industrial enclave" and "second-line customs area" of Hainan Free Trade Port, and lays out four industrial groups, including marine equipment manufacturing, modern agriculture, port and modern service group, new energy (including energy storage) and health care. At present, Zhanjiang is making every effort to strengthen cooperation with Hainan's modern service industry, carry out in-depth cooperation with Hainan in health care, tourism and other fields, and build a "vegetable basket" base for targeted supply to Hainan and a base for serving Hainan's animal and plant germplasm resources. Next, Zhanjiang will implement the three-level structure of "construction headquarters, management committee and development company", close operation, set up and improve the construction headquarters of the special cooperation zone, and Guangdong and Hainan will jointly participate in the development and construction of the special cooperation zone, continuously enhance the function of Zhanjiang to connect domestic and international circulation, and better serve the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. "In the future, the special cooperation zone will play an active role in the port-side economy and the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, and become an important platform for the joint development of Xuwen and Hainan, a support base for Hainan Free Trade Port, and a link for the development of the free trade port and the Great Bay Area," said Luo Hongxia, secretary of Xuwen County Party Committee. (Xinhua News Agency)