Mongolian
On March 23, Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene conducted an inspection of the ongoing construction of the passenger and cargo transport complex at Zamiin-Uud port. This project, integral to the Port Revitalization initiative under the New Recovery Policy, has seen significant progress. Through comprehensive modernization and expansion efforts, the port has been elevated to meet international standards, with its total area expanded eightfold. Notably, the capacity for processing passenger cars has increased sevenfold and for trucks, threefold. Consequently, the port is now capable of accommodating up to 20,000 passengers daily.
During the inspection, Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene reiterated that a primary objective of the “New Recovery Policy” was to revitalize ports. Today, with the completion of the expansion and modernization of Zamiin-Uud Port, Mongolia’s principal economic and trade gateway, this objective has been realized to international standards.
Previously, the port saw 900 passengers and 100 vehicles of passenger transport entering per hour. However, today, the port can handle 5000 passengers and 500 vehicles of passenger transport per hour, with a daily capacity of 20,000 people. Furthermore, operations at the port are now conducted round-the-clock.
With a grant of 233.5 million Yuan from the Chinese government and a state budget investment of 30.35 billion MNT, the port’s infrastructure has been completed. This includes 30 buildings covering 9,500 square meters in the passenger transport section, 28 buildings in the freight section, as well as 2.2 km of engineering infrastructure, 11 km of power supply lines, lighting, communication signaling, and camera systems.
In preparation for the commencement of 24-hour operations at the passenger and cargo transport complex in April, the workforce has been expanded, with 340 employees now working at Zamiin-Uud port. Officials have also proposed construction of an apartment complex to address the accommodation needs of employees.
Zamiin-Uud port plays a crucial role in Mongolia’s trade, handling 22 percent of the country’s total exports and 49 percent of its imports. Between 2019 and 2023, imports increased from 2.7 billion to 4.5 billion US dollars, while exports rose from 2.3 billion to 3.4 billion US dollars.
Several members of the Parliament and Cabinet, alongside the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Mongolia, Shen Minjuan, visited Zamiin-Uud port to witness the developments in passenger and cargo transportation. Ambassador Shen Minjuan announced an agreement between the two nations to establish an economic cooperation zone, spanning China’s Erlian and Mongolia’s Zamiin-Uud port.
