4月3日上午9时，满载300TEU供港物资的汉洋983驳船从盐田港出发驶向香港青衣码头，标志着集团建立的市属深港货源水路保障快线正式启运，快线开通后实行隔天班运行，预计每月可增加4500TEU保障运力
At 9:00 a.m. on April 3, Hanyang 983 barge loaded with 300teu supplies for Hong Kong set out from Yantian port to Tsing Yi Wharf in Hong Kong, marking the official departure of the Shenzhen Hong Kong cargo source waterway support express established by the group. After the express is opened, it will operate every other day, and it is expected to increase 4500teu guarantee capacity every month
此项目按照国家和省、市及相关政府部门的部署要求，在盐田港集团深港跨境货源海铁保障专线的基础上新增加的一条专用航线，航线集结了港口和驳船等优势资源，实现了盐田港和香港码头专属泊位直到直靠，且具备要素成本实质降低、运力时效稳定性强、舱位用箱平稳保障等优势
此条深港驳船快线的开通，有效应对了疫情防控期间出现的深港水路运费价格大幅上涨、港方港口码头拥塞加剧等问题，大幅提高了深港水路运输运力和时效，全力保障了市重点企业的物资供港需求，是升级完善深港水路运输保障体系的一次有益探索，为后续长期推动深港跨境运输方式从陆运向水运方式转型奠定了良好基础，也为保障深港两地生产物资有序流动注入国企力量
The opening of this Shenzhen Hong Kong barge express line has effectively responded to the problems such as the sharp rise in Shenzhen Hong Kong waterway freight prices and the intensification of port terminal congestion during the epidemic prevention and control period, significantly improved the capacity and timeliness of Shenzhen Hong Kong waterway transportation, and fully guaranteed the material supply needs of key enterprises in the city. It is a useful exploration to upgrade and improve the Shenzhen Hong Kong waterway transportation guarantee system, It lays a good foundation for the long-term transformation of Shenzhen Hong Kong cross-border transportation mode from land transportation to water transportation, and also injects state-owned enterprise strength into ensuring the orderly flow of production materials between Shenzhen and Hong Kong