The Port of Wenzhou is a natural estuary deep-water international
seaport
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
on the coast of
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
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Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
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People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It opens into the
East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...
. In 2013, its total cargo throughput was 25.16 million tonnes, up 15.4% from 2012, and container throughput was 570,200
TEU, up 10.19%.
History
Layout
The Port as of 2012 had 16 production berths, of which 4 were deep-water berths with capacity for 100,000DWT.
Wenzhou Port operates on seven port areas, three main ones and four ancillary areas.
*Zhuangyuanao Port Area (状元岙港区)
*Yueqingwan Port Area (乐清湾港区)
*Daxiaomendao Port Area (大小门岛港区)
*Oujiang Port Area (瓯江港区)
*Ruian Port Area (瑞安港区)
*Pingyang Port Area (平阳港区)
*Cangnan Port Area (苍南港区)
Administration
Operations
References
External links
Wenzhou Port website
Ports and harbours of China
Transport in Wenzhou
Buildings and structures in Wenzhou
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