英闻天下——209 Cold-chain Logistics in Tianjin Boosts Food Safety

 　　Tedahang is one of the major cold-chain logistics companies located in the Tianjin Port Area.

 

　　It provides refrigerated storage, domestic shipping¹ and container yard services, mainly for imported meat and aquatic² products, and will expand its services to exports in the coming years.

 

　　The company has enjoyed much government support, with Tianjin Entry-Exit Inspection³ and Quarantine Bureau setting an office within the company.

 

　　Wang Weimin is the General Manager of the company.

 

　　"Food safety has been attached great importance by the central government. We coordinate⁴ with the bureau in terms of inspection and quarantine for meat and aquatic products. It provides large convenience for international trade, and meanwhile, tightens⁵ the control over food safety."

 

　　Wang adds that the lack of inspection and quarantine facilities had long been hampering⁶ declaration efficiency, and thus affecting the imports via Tianjin.

 

　　But in 2011, the company has received a loan of 24 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank to help tackle the problem.

 

　　In fact, cold chain logistics industry is still at a nascent⁷ stage in China, with a nationwide development plan just came out in 2010.

 

　　Among several cities which have started to speed up the development of the sector⁸, including Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, Tianjin manifests great potential with its inherent advantages.

 

　　Qin Yuming, a director with China Federation⁹ of Logistics&Purchasing, explains.

 

　　"Tianjin enjoys obvious geographical¹⁰ advantages, as it's next to Beijing, and is the gateway¹¹ in the north. The second, it has the largest port in northern China, which provides an important supporting system. Last but not least, universities in the city have helped attracting large amounts of talents. "

 

　　The city reported 450,000 tonnes of meat imports in 2011, which was the country's largest of that year.

 

　　It has been selected by the Ministry¹² of Commerce as a pilot city of cross-strait cold chain logistics industry cooperation along with Xiamen.

 

　　Worldwide famous industry giants, like Preferred Freezer Services, have chosen Tianjin as they seek to develop business in china.

 

　　Director Qin says the acceleration¹³ of the sector is much needed not only for the city, but also for the whole country.

 

　　"With the enhancing of consumption level, residents now require foods of a higher standard in terms of freshness and nutrition. They pay closer attention to food safety, to which the government gives priority as well. So it is an essential means for insuring food quality and safety."

 

　　Local officials say Tianjin is expected to set up the largest cold-chain distribution center in north China by 2015.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Chen Mei.

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 aquatic   

adj.水生的，水栖的

参考例句：

• Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
• We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

5 tightens   

收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• One set of provisions tightens emission standards. 一套使排放标准更加严格的规定。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Requires no special tools or fittings; hand tightens to relief valve outlet. 不需要专用工具或管件；用手将其紧固到安全阀上即可。

6 hampering   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
• Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。

7 nascent   

adj.初生的，发生中的

参考例句：

• That slim book showed the Chinese intelligentsia and the nascent working class.那本小册子讲述了中国的知识界和新兴的工人阶级。
• Despite a nascent democracy movement,there's little traction for direct suffrage.尽管有过一次新生的民主运动，但几乎不会带来直接选举。

8 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

9 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

10 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

11 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

12 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

13 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。