Ningbo Port

Ningbro Port is one of the busiest ports in mainland China. The port is located on the coastal province of Zhejiang. The port is at the crossroad of the north-south shipping route and the waterway of the Yangtze River. The port comprises of several port terminals which are Beilun (seaport), Zhenhai (estuary port) and old Ningbo harbor (inland river port), Daxie and Chuanshan. It is one of the few ports in China with a cargo throughput volume exceeding 100 million tons.

Ningbo Port is involved in economic trade with cargo shipment, raw materials and manufactured goods from as far as North and South America and Oceania. It has economic trade with over 560 ports from more than 90 countries and regions in the world.

As of 2011 there were 45 existing productive berths. Additionally, 6 deepwater berths for vessels of 30,000~50,000 dwt. were completed in the second-phase of Beilum port area in 1992, out of which one is a container berth for the 3rd and 4th generation container carriers. An oil berth was extended for vessels up to 250,000 dwt for Zhenhai Refinery and Petro-chemical corporation. One coal berth for vessels of 30,000 dwt and another coal berth for vessels of 10,000 dwt were built for the power plant in Beilum port area. In all, 14 berths were newly constructed and the designed annual throughput capacity was 12.69 million tons in recent years.

In 1992, an ore handling berth was expanded into a berth for vessels in the Beilum port area. The ore berth was completed and accepted by the state on December of 1995. During the same period, the technical renovation of Berth No. 3 and the storage yard in Zhenhai port area as well as the reconstruction of Berths No.1 and the Berth No.2 at Beijisi were completed. The special berth for liquid chemical product in Zhenhai port area also modified from a berth for vessels of 5,000 dwt into a berth for vessels of 10,000 dwt.

Berth No.2 at Beijisi were completed. The special berth for liquid chemical product in Zhenhai port area also modified from a berth for vessels of 5,000 dwt into a berth for vessels of 10,000 dwt.

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