Nantong Port

Nantong Port is a major river port in the Yangtze Delta and an important hub port in China. The port is operated by Nantong Port Group, of which PYI Corporation Limited owns a 45% interest. The port owns a shoreline of 4.2 km and a land mass of 1.5 sq km with 5 major terminals namely Tongzhou Terminal, Jianghai Terminal, Yaogang Terminal, Langshan Terminal and the Container Terminal. They together operate 24 total berths, including 2 berths for vessels of 150,000 tonnage, 5 berths for vessels of 70,000 tonnage, 4 berths for vessels of 50,000 tonnage and 3 berths for vessels of 10,000 tonnage.

The main cargoes handled by Nantong Port Group are iron ore, minerals, cement, steel, coal, sulphur, fertilizers, grains and edible oil. In 2009, Nantong Port had reached over 100 million tonnes annual throughput for the fourth consecutive year. Annual cargo throughput of Nantong Port Group recorded 55 million tonnes in 2009, representing 2% year-on-year growth.

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