Port Description

The Port of Ningbo lies on the coastal plain on the Yong River about 25 kilometers upstream from the Hangzhou Bay, about 154 kilometers south of the Port of Shanghai. It has long been a port, and it has an outport on the western estuary bank that was a fishing port. It is south of the Bay and faces the East China Sea, separated from Zhoushan by a narrow waterbody.

Once famous for producing traditional Chinese furniture, the Port of Ningbo dates as far back as the Hemudu culture of 4800 BC. In 1986, Chine designated the Port of Ningbo one of its national historic and cultural cities. It contains the oldest library building in China with a collection of rare books dating to the 11th Century. In 2007, the metropolitan area was home to over 1.9 million people.

Port Authority

• Ningbo Port Group

• Address:Port Administration Office
•  496 Yanjiang Dong Road
•  Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200 China
• Phone:+86-574-769 5142
• Fax:+86-574-769 5233
• Email:npa_office@nbport.com.cn gwjitd@nbport.com.cn
• Web Site:www.nbport.com.cn

Port Description

Port of Shanghai is situated at the middle of the 18,000km-long Chinese coastline, where the Yangtse River, known as “the Golden Waterway”, flows into the sea. It is the leading port in the T-shaped waterway network composed by the Yangtse River and the coastline, and is also China’s largest comprehensive port and one of the country’s most important gateways for foreign trade.

It is faced towards the northern and southern coastal seas of China and the oceans of the world, and is linked with the Yangtse River and the inland waterways of Yangtse River Valley region such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces etc. Expressway and state-level highways lead the Port to the national highway network to all regions of the country.

Therefore, the Port enjoys an advantageous geographical location, favorable natural conditions, vast economically developed hinterlands, and complete inland distribution infrastructure and facilities.

Port of Shanghai serves vast hinterland in the Yangtse River Delta and the entire Yangtse River valley.The Yangtse River Delta is home to a cluster of cities which are the most economically vibrant area in China. The Jianghan Plain and Sichuan Basin are areas that are densely populated and have a developed agriculture and a strong industrial base. These areas will prove to be the powerhouse for the sustainable growth of the Port of Shanghai.

The annual import and export trade through Shanghai, in terms of value, accounts for a quarter of China’s total foreign trade. The Port’s container throughput in 2006 reached 21.71 million TEUs, ranking it the third largest container port in the world for three years running.

Container liner services from the Port of Shanghai cover all major ports around 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.

Port Authority

• Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.

• Address:358 East Daming Road
•  Shanghai, Shanghai 200080 China
• Phone:+86-21-55333388
• Fax:+86-21-63217936
• Email:contact@portshanghai.com.cn
• Web Site:www.portshanghai.com.cn

Port Description

The Port of Tianjin lies at the head of the Hai River about 26 nautical miles inland from the Bohai Gulf off the Yellow Sea on China's east coast. About 160 kilometers southeast of Beijing, the Port of Tianjin is 225 nautical miles west across the Bohai Gulf from the Port of Dalian. It is also connected to the Yangtze River by the Grand Canal. As the commercial gateway to Beijing and a maritime center, the Port of Tianjin is a ethnically diverse and cosmopolitan city. In 2005, the Tianjin municipality was estimated to hold over 10.2 million people, making it the sixth largest city in the People's Republic of China.

The Port of Tianjin's manufacturing sector is the biggest and fastest-growing part of the city's economy. The Tianjin municipality is about 40% farmland, and rice, wheat, and maize are its most important crops. Fishing is also important to the local economy. The Port of Tianjin also has an important industrial sector dominated by petrochemical industries, car manufacturers, textiles, metalworking, and mechanical industries. The municipality has reserves of about one billion tons of petroleum. Salt and geothermal energy are also important natural resources, and it had the countries first discovered deposits of manganese and boron.

Port Authority

• Port of Tianjin Authority

• Address:35 Xingang Road No 2 Tanggu
•  Tianjin, Heibei 300456 China
• Phone:+86-22-2570 7550
• Fax:+86-22-2570 2080
• Email:manager@ptacn.com webmaster@ptacn.com
• Web Site:www.ptacn.com

Port Description

The Port of Dalian is located at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula on the Yellow Sea in southern Liaoning Province in northeastern China. About 470 kilometers southeast of Beijing and 80 nautical miles north-northeast, across the Yellow Sea, from the Port of Yantai, the Port of Dalian has an ice-free natural deep-water harbor. It occupies an important strategic position at the entrance to the Gulf of Chihli, commanding maritime access to the Port Tianjin. In 2002, almost 2.2 million people lived in the Port of Dalian.

A busy industrial center, the Port of Dalian is the biggest shipping center in China, and it supports a large fishing fleet. In addition to its port, Dalian is an important rail terminus with direct access to the nation's highway network and a major international airport with regular flights to Japan and Korea. The Port of Dalian is home to ship builders and locomotive manufacturers, and it has a thriving manufacturing sector that produces machines, chemicals, electronics, textiles, and petroleum products. High technology, finance, and services are also growing in importance to the local economy.

Port Authority

• Dalian Port Corporation Limited

• Address:1 Gangwan Street Zhongshan District
•  Dalian, Liaoning 116004 China
• Phone:+86-411-8262 7147
• Fax:+86-411-8280 7148
• Web Site:www.portdalian.com

Port Description

Located in the YellowRiver basin and on the western Pacific Rim, Port of Qingdao is an important hub of international trade and sea-going transportation. Being a natural deepwater port, free of silt and freezing, the port has established trade relations with over 450 ports in more than 130 countries and areas.

Port of Qingdao has three port areas: Old Port Area, Huangdao Oil Port Area and Qianwan New Port. As a port offering comprehensive services, it can handle a variety of general and bulk cargo, and project equipment. Container, coal, iron ore, crude oil and grain are the five major cargo types of the port, and it also handles fertilizer, alumina, cement, sodium carbonate, rubber, wool pulp, cotton, ironware, lumber, and extra-large shipment.In 2008, the port achieved a record volume of 300 million tons, ranking world's No.7, and it's container volume hit 10.02 million TEU, ranking word's No.10. Port of Qingdao is China's 2nd largest port for foreign trade.

Situated on the eastern end of the new ContinentalBridge, Port of Qingdao is the first and largest transshipment port for international boxes, and the top reefer container port.

Besides its large-scale container, crude oil and iron ore facilities, Port of Qingdao is also equipped with a first-class coal terminal and a state-of-the-art grain-handling base, and the largest EDI center in Mainland China.

In 1997, Port of Qingdao became the first port enterprise to be accredited to ISO9002 for cargo and passenger transport.

In 2001, Port of Qingdao was the only service enterprise winner of National Quality Award.

Port of Qingdao, a booming hub port in Northern China.

Port Authority

• Qingdao Port (Group) Co., Ltd.

• Address:Port Administration Office 6 Gangqing Road
•  Qingdao, Shandong 266011 China
• Phone:+86-532-8298 2011 +86-532 8298 2070
• Fax:+86-532-8282 2878 +86-532-8298 2148
• Email:president@qdport.com
• Web Site:www.qdport.com