On the construction site of Funing Port in spring, a scene of intense, all-out effort unfolds. On the slope of the port-access highway, workers are neatly and skillfully placing ecological bags within the frame-beam grid; on the deck of the Baibiao Bridge, rebar tying is proceeding at a brisk pace; at the general cargo wharf, welding sparks fly, and fluorescent green vests and yellow hard hats bob and weave in the sunlight. The roar of machinery and the clatter of steel bars interweave, striking up a rousing anthem of accelerated progress.

"As one of the 16 regionally important ports in the Ministry of Transport's Pearl River shipping plan and Yunnan's eastern water gateway to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Funing Port carries Yunnan's dream of gaining access to the sea via its rivers. Right now we are pressing forward at full speed with all-out effort, working to a reversed schedule and fighting according to the plan, going all out in the sprint toward the goal of completion and commissioning," said Luo Hao, head of the Safety Supervision Department of Yunnan Communications Investment Funing Port Investment and Construction Co., Ltd.

At present, the land-area earthwork is 98% complete, and the land-area retaining wall is 99% complete. The reinforcement and renovation works of the comprehensive building and the passenger terminal building have been fully completed. The harbor basin excavation is 53% complete, and the wharf pile foundation works are entirely complete. In the main wharf structures, the superstructure of the container and general cargo wharves is 88% complete, and the superstructure of the bulk and breakbulk cargo wharf is 50% complete. Supporting works are advancing efficiently in parallel: the subgrade of the port-access highway is 90% complete; for the Baibiao Bridge, the pile foundations, tie beams, pier columns, bent caps and abutments are all complete, and 86.7% of the bridge box girders have been prefabricated; the Baibiao Tunnel has been fully holed through.

Funing Port involves a total investment of 3.2 billion yuan, with Phase I investment of approximately 1.333 billion yuan. The project has now entered the critical final sprint stage. As of the end of February 2026, a cumulative investment of 1.260 billion yuan had been completed, accounting for 94.52% of the total Phase I investment; of the annual planned investment of 51 million yuan, 12.8 million yuan has been completed, an investment completion rate of 25.10%, successfully achieving a "good start" in the first quarter.

Source: Yunnan Daily