The Port of Nantong combines a natural river estuary
inland port with an artificial deep water coastal port. It is located at
Nantong
Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...
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Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
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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 ...
. In 2013, it had a cargo throughput of 205 million tonnes, a growth of 10.6% over 2012. Container throughput reached 600,500
TEU, a growth of 19.1%.
Setting
Nantong Prefecture has
History
Layout
Nantong Port has 4,166m of Yangtze river quayside, 88 berths, 24 berths over 1,000DWT, or which 14 over 10,000DWT. 65ha of yard space and 5.3ha of warehouses.
Nantong Port has nine river port areas and three coastal port areas.
COASTAL PORT AREAS:
* Yangkou Port Area ()
* Lüsi Port Area ()
* Lengjiasha Port Area ()
RIVER PORT AREAS:
* Rugao Port Area () : services the Rugao Economic Development Area, focuses on oil products, liquid chemicals and general cargo.
* Tiansheng Port Area (): services several power stations and the Gangzha Harborfront Industrial Area.
* Nantong Port Area (): focuses on general cargo and passengers
* Rengang Port Area (): focuses on services COSCO and the COSCO-Kawasaki Shipyard.
* Langshan Port Area (): focuses on bulk cargo, containers and break bulk
* Fumin Port Area (): services the International Nantong Technology Economic Development Area
* Jianghai Port Area (): focuses on break-bulk and petrochemicals.
* Tonghai Port Area (): it's a planned comprehensive area for foreign trade.
* Qihai Port Area ()
Administration
Operations
References
External links
Port of Nantung websitePort of Yangkou Economic Zone websiteNantong Municipal Harbor Management Bureau
Ports and harbours of China
Nantong
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