Do you know the
top 10 Ports in China,
china shipping?
Ports are important gateways for China's domestic and foreign trade. According to the Report on China's Shipping Development 2010 by China's Ministry of Transport, 12 of the top 20 ports in the world are on the Chinse mainland. The following are the top 10 based on their cargo handling capacities.
1. Tangshan Port (唐山港)
Located southeast of Tangshan, Hebei Province, Tangshan Port is an important regional seaport of China, in charge of the transportation of energy and raw materials. The port handles coal, minerals, steel, crude salt, grain, chemical fertilizer, cement, equipments and containers, among others. It is strategically located for transporting coal from north to south China. In 2010, Tangshan Port handled 250 million tons of cargo. It has established trading and shipping links with 120 ports in more than 50 countries and regions.
2. Guangzhou Port (广州港)
Located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,
Guangzhou Port is the largest all-purpose port in south China. Dating
back to the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, Guangzhou Port has
been an important port handling China's imports and exports and served
as a trade port of the “Silk Road on the Sea.” It was also one of
China's busiest ports during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The port plays
a very important role in China's economy, handling a range of
activities including loading and discharging, storage, bonded
warehousing and container cargo services. It also serves as an important
economic and transport center for the Pearl River Delta region and
Guangdong Province, a vital transport hub for industries located in
neighboring provinces. The port handled 411 million tons of cargo in
2010. Its international maritime trade reaches more than 300 ports in
more than 80 countries and regions.
3. Qinhuangdao Port (秦皇岛港)
Founded in 1893, Qinhuangdao Port is an ice-free seaport on the Bohai Sea near Qinghuangdao, Hebei Province. It is an important foreign trade port, as well as the largest energy export port in the world, strategically located for transporting coal from north to south China. In addition to the coal, the main import and export cargo the port handles include crude oil, minerals, chemical fertilizer, grain, cement and forage. In 2010, Qinhuangdao Port handled 257 million tons of cargo. It has established trading and shipping links with ports in more than 80 countries and regions in the world. It has four international container shipping routes linking Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
4. Rizhao Port (日照港)Rizhao Port is located in the middle of
China's 18,000-kilometer-long continental coastline, facing the Yellow
Sea. Put into operation in 1986, the port mainly handles coal, minerals,
crude oil, grain, steel, wood, cement, alumina, liquefied chemical
products, coke and containers. In 2010, Rizhao Port handled 180 million
tons of cargo. It has established trading and shipping links with ports
in more than 100 countries and regions.
5. Dalian Port (大连港)
Founded in 1899, Dalian Port lies at the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Province. It is the most northern ice-free port in China, as well as the largest multi-purpose port in northeast China. It has 80 professional berths, 50 of which can handle more than 10,000 tons in tonnage for cargo such as containers, crude oil, refined oil, minerals, grain and coal. In 2010, Dalian Port handled 314 million tons of cargo. It has established trading and shipping links with more than 300 ports in 160 countries and regions in the world. It has more than 90 international and domestic container shipping routes.
6. Qingdao Port (青岛港)
Qingdao Port is a seaport on the Yellow Sea in Shandong Province. Established in 1892, it is an important hub for international trade and sea-going transportation from the Yellow River. Composed of the old port area, Huangdao oil port area, Qianwan new port area and Dongjiakou port area, it is a comprehensive port providing services of loading and unloading, storage and logistics for the import and export of cargos such as containers, coal, crude oil, iron ore and grain. It also provides international passenger service. Qingdao Port has established trade relations with more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions across the world. It is now the world's seventh largest port in total throughput and the world's eighth largest port in container volume. In 2010, Qingdao Port handled 350 million tons of cargo.
7. Tianjin Port (天津港)
Located on the western shore of Bohai Bay, Tianjin Port is the largest port in northern China and the main maritime gateway to Beijing. It is the largest man-made port in China and one of the largest in the world. It covers 107 square kilometers of land, with over 21.5 km of quay shoreline. Tianjin Port handled 413 million tons of cargo in 2010, making it the fourth largest port by throughput tonnage on the planet and the 11th in container throughput. The port trades with more than 600 ports in 180 countries and regions.
8. Suzhou Port (苏州港)
Located in Jiangsu Province in the lower reaches
of the Yangtze River, Suzhou Port is the largest inland river transport
hub in China. Most of the cargo that the port handles includes coal,
ore, steel, and construction materials such as cement. The port is an
integral part of Shanghai International Shipping Center, as well as the
most important container port in Jiangsu Province. It has 132 production
berths, 80 of which can handle 10,000 tons in tonnage. In 2010, Suzhou
Port handled 330 million tons of cargo. Its international trade reaches
90 international and domestic shipping lines.
9. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port (宁波—舟山港)
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port lies on the coast of southeast China at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay, where the Yangtze River, Qiantang River and the Yong River flow into the sea. It was formed in 2006 from the merger of Ningbo and Zhoushan ports. With a 10-meter-deep coastline stretching 333 kilometers, the port handles most import and export cargo for Zhejiang Province. It is an integral part of Shanghai International Shipping Center, an important logistic and industrial base, and the largest domestic mineral and cruel oil terminal. In 2010, the port handled about 630 million tons of cargo.
10. Shanghai Port (上海港)
Shanghai Port is located in the middle of the 18,000-kilometer-long continental coastline of China, where the Yangtze River flows into the sea. The port has an advantageous geographical location, favorable natural conditions, vast economically developed hinterlands, and complete inland distribution infrastructure and facilities. In 2010, the port handled about 650 million tons of cargo, the most in the world. The port's container throughput last year reached 29 million TEUs, surpassing the port of Singapore to become the largest container port in the world. More than 2,000 container ships depart from the port every month, en route to North America, Europe, the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Black Sea, Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and other regions.
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