Port of Ningbo

Port of Ningbo (29° 52' N 121° 33' E) is one of the most important and busiest port in mainland China. It is located on the rich coastal province of Zhejiang. The port is at the crossroad of the north-south shipping route and the important waterway of the Yangtze River. The port comprises several ports 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.http://www.nbport.com.cn/en/001.php]

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.

History

Ningbo Port was established in 738 during China's ancient history. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it was known as one of the three major seaports for foreign trade under the name "Mingzhou", along with Yangzhou and Guangzhou. In the Song Dynasty, it became one of the three major port cities for foreign trade together with Guangzhou and Quanzhou. It was designated as one of the "Five Treaty Ports" along with Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou and Shanghai after the Opium War. [http://www.nbwh.gov.cn/homepage/specialty/civc/english_add_1.phpid=1126590263&theme=546&uptheme=true]

Port Infrastructure

Port of Ningbo is a modern multipurpose deep water port, consisting of inland, estuary and coastal harbors. There are a total of 191 berths including 39 deep water berths with 10,000 and more tonnage. The larger ones include the 250,000 tonnage crude oil terminal, the 200,000+ tonnage ore loading berth. There is also a purpose-built terminal for the 6th generation container vessel and the 50,000 tonnage berth dedicated for liquid chemical products.

References

External links

* [http://www.nbport.com.cn/ Ningbo Port Official Website]