The Port of Jiaxing 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 H ...

on the

Hangzhou Bay Hangzhou Bay, or the Bay of Hangzhou (), is a funnel-shaped inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai, which lies north of the Bay. The Bay extends from the East China Sea to its head ...

coast of

Jiaxing Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the p ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

, China.

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The port of Jiaxing is located on the mouth of the Qiantang River, at the start of

. A large number of inland waterways, including the Grand Canal criss-cross Jiaxing prefecture as well. As of 2012 it had 36 berths, 26 capable of handling ships over 10,000 DWT, and 10 berths for 1,000-ton vessels. * Zhapu Port Area (), just to the east of the Hangzhou Bay Sea Bridge is the main port area. *Dushan Port Area () * Haiyan Port Area () The Jiaxing Inland Port is located at several areas alongside the many waterways of the region, and is administered independently.

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