China's land area is very large. At the same time, China also has a long coastline, large and small rivers, and many port cities. They are located along rivers, lakes, oceans and other waters. Cities with ports and land and water transportation hub functions can be divided into different types according to their geographical location and functional characteristics. So what are China's port cities? What's the ranking?
10. Fangchenggang
Fangcheng port is a good deep-water port in China, one of China's 25 major coastal ports, with a coastline of 580km, the largest port in Western China, the main maritime gateway to the world in Southwest China, and a large logistics platform connecting China, ASEAN and the West. The port is located in the port district of Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
In order to improve the core competitiveness of the port, Fangcheng Port implements the strategy of "building a city with a port". Fangcheng Port plans to raise 100 billion yuan from 2009 to 2025, focus on the development of Qisha port area and Jiangshan port area, coordinate the construction of small and medium-sized port groups such as Maoling and Zhushan, and accelerate the construction of 300000-400000 ton deep-water wharf groups and 300000 ton deep-water channels, A batch of 200000-300000 ton special public berths and 400000 ton dry bulk cargo terminals will be formed, and a modern international hub port of more than 1 billion tons with important influence in the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone and even the whole Asia Pacific region will be built.
9. Yingkou
As one belt, one road is the first open coastal city and the national pilot area of the city, Yingkou is the city's comprehensive transportation hub and port type national logistics hub carrying city. It is an important sea access for Northeast Asia and one of the strategic transportation nodes of the "one belt and one road".
Yingkou port is the nearest channel to the sea in the hinterland of Northeast China, a comprehensive port along China's coast and one of the starting ports of the Arctic channel. In 2017, Yingkou Port completed a cargo throughput of 360 million tons, ranking 9th among China's coastal ports and 12th in the world.
8. Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao, also known as port city, is an important port city around the Bohai Sea and the first batch of coastal open cities in China. Qinhuangdao port is the earliest independent trading port in China. At present, it is the world's largest energy export port, known as the "barometer" of the national economy.
Qinhuangdao port is the world's largest energy export port and an important hub port of China's "north coal to South" channel, responsible for the coal supply of "eight provinces and one city" in southern China.
7. Tangshan
Tangshan is located in the east of Hebei Province and the northeast of North China Plain, bordering the Bohai Sea in the south, Yanshan in the north, Beijing and Tianjin in the north and northeast. Tangshan port is divided into Jingtang Port Area, Caofeidian port area and Fengnan port area, forming an overall development pattern of division of labor and cooperation, coordination and interaction and the three ports flying together.
In 2018, the cargo throughput of Tangshan port was 637 million tons, ranking third among coastal ports in China, and the container throughput was 2.958 million TEUs, an increase of 16.9%. In 2018, 12 inland ports such as Datong in Shanxi and Jiayuguan in Gansu were newly established in Tangshan.
6. Dalian
Dalian is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. It is an open coastal city in China. Dalian port has a water area of 346 square kilometers, a land area of 15 square kilometers, a bonded port area of 6.88 square kilometers, a container handling capacity of 16 million TEUs, and a total railway length of more than 160 kilometers. Dalian port is located in the south of Liaodong Peninsula and the center of Northeast Asia economic circle.
The land area of the core port area is about 18 square kilometers, mainly distributed in Dalian old port, Heizuizi, Ganjingzi, Dalian Bay, Nianyu Bay, Dayaowan and other port areas.
5. Qingdao
Qingdao, an international port city, is an important international trade port and maritime transportation hub along the Yellow River Basin and the West Bank of the Pacific Rim. It has trade relations with more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions in the world. Among them, Qingdao port had more than 160 container routes in 2018, with an operation volume of 1.154 million TEU.
4. Ningbo
Ningbo is located in the southeast coast. It is a typical water town and seaport city in the south of the Yangtze River. It is the third largest port city in the world. It is an important port city in the southeast coast of China. Among them, Ningbo Zhoushan port had a cargo throughput of 1.08 billion tons in 2018, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year, ranking first in the world for 10 consecutive years&# 8203;
3. Guangzhou
Guangzhou is located in the central and southern part of Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, close to the South China Sea and one of the first coastal open cities. Since the 1930s, Guangzhou has become the main port of the maritime Silk Road, among which Guangzhou port is the largest comprehensive main hub port in South China.
In 2017, Guangzhou port completed a cargo throughput of 59.011.74 million tons, an increase of 8.4%, ranking first in South China, fourth in domestic coastal ports and sixth in the world; The container throughput reached 20.372 million international standard containers, an increase of 8.0%.
2. Tianjin
Tianjin is located in the West Bank of the Pacific Ocean, the northeast of the North China Plain and the lower reaches of the Haihe River Basin. It is the confluence and estuary of the five tributaries of the Haihe River, the south canal, the Ziya River, the Daqing River, the Yongding River and the North Canal. It is the traffic throat of the railway from Beijing to northeast and East China and the port for ocean shipping. It is known as the "river and sea hub" and the "gateway to Jifu".
Among them, Tianjin port is the world's highest grade, China's largest artificial deep-water port and the fourth comprehensive port with throughput in the world. It is located in Binhai New Area.
1. Shanghai
Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is one of the first coastal open cities. The main water areas and rivers include the Yangtze River Estuary, Huangpu River and its tributaries Wusong River (Suzhou River), wenzaobang, Chuanyang River, Dianpu River, Dazhi River, Xietang, yuanxiejing, Damao port, Taipu River, blocking port, Jinhui port, Youdun port, etc.
Shanghai port has become one of the most important trade ports in the world, and its import and export ranks first in the world. Among them, the annual foreign trade throughput of Shanghai Port accounts for about 20% of the major coastal ports in China. Shanghai has become the fourth largest cruise home port in the world and the largest cruise home port in Asia, with more than 1000 berthing cruise ships per year.