July 9 — A briefing on the Port Modernization '15th Five-Year Plan' was held in
Hohhot. Customs deputy commissioner Zhang Baofeng, who also directs the National
Port Management Office, attended and spoke; Inner Mongolia vice-chairman Su He
delivered remarks. The meeting urged the national port system to study and
implement the plan, focus on port modernization targets, optimize port layout
and the business environment, advance construction of “five-type” ports, develop
a port standards system, strengthen organizational safeguards and ensure full
rollout of the plan.