Port of Ningbo
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Port of Ningbo is one of the most important and busiest ports 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 a growing number of ports in China with a cargo throughput volume exceeding 100 million tons annually.
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.
The Port of Ningbo has recently been merged with the neighbouring Port of Zhoushan
to form a combined cargo-handling centre. The combined Ningbo-Zhoushan Port had a traffic of 627,000,000 tons of cargo in 2010, making it the second-largest port in the world (after Shanghai
) in terms of cargo volume.
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. The water quality within Ningo port has become badly polluted over the past ten years, due to the mass scale sea traffic constantly in operation.
is a modern multi-purpose 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.
China
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. It is located on the rich coastal province of Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
. The port is at the crossroad of the north-south shipping route and the important waterway of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River
The Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
. 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 a growing number of ports in China with a cargo throughput volume exceeding 100 million tons annually.
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.
The Port of Ningbo has recently been merged with the neighbouring Port of Zhoushan
Zhoushan
Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...
to form a combined cargo-handling centre. The combined Ningbo-Zhoushan Port had a traffic of 627,000,000 tons of cargo in 2010, making it the second-largest port in the world (after Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
) in terms of cargo volume.
History
Ningbo Port was established in 738738
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during China's ancient history. During the Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
(618-907), it was known as one of the three major seaports for foreign trade under the name "Mingzhou", along with Yangzhou
Yangzhou
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across...
and Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
. In the Song Dynasty, it became one of the three major port cities for foreign trade together with Guangzhou and Quanzhou
Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city in Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two and faces the Taiwan Strait...
. It was designated as one of the "Five Treaty Ports" along with Guangzhou, Xiamen
Xiamen
Xiamen , also known as Amoy , is a major city on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of and population of 3.53 million...
, Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
after the Opium War. The water quality within Ningo port has become badly polluted over the past ten years, due to the mass scale sea traffic constantly in operation.
Port infrastructure
Port of NingboNingbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
is a modern multi-purpose 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.