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Organization of the logistic chain in the Chinese international trade
II.3.2. Port of Shanghai
Shanghai Port is the largest container port in China. It is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River
and the East China Sea, in the middle of the coastline of the mainland of China. Shanghai Port consists
of sea port areas and inland river port areas.
Shanghai port is linked to inland provinces through the Yangtze River ports and it is centrally located
regarding coastal Chinese ports north and south. The port area is also linked to the national railway
system through the Beijing - Shanghai, Shanghai - Hangzhou and Zhejiang - Jiangxi railways lines.
The highways network around Shanghai Port connects to major inland provinces.
Two airports, Pudong International Airport for international services, and Hongqiao Airport for domestic
services link Shanghai to destinations all over the world.
Major Figures
Berths (2003): 1.202 sea port berths , Including 164 berths for over 10,000-ton-class ships
Total Shoreline: (2003) 87.6 km
Container Liner in 2005 1.996 ship lines/month, 971 international ship lines/month
Total Cargo Throughput in 2005 443.17 million tons, Including 184.92 million tons for foreign trade cargo
Total Container Throughput in 2005 18.08 million TEU, 23.9% of mainland China
Source: Shanghai Port Authority
II.3.3. Shanghai Container Terminals
Currently, Shanghai international container operations are divided into three container handling areas:
• Terminals along the Huangpu
River Area: consists of three
dedicated container terminals,
Zhanghuabang, Jungonglu and
Baoshan, known as Shanghai
Container Terminals (SCT).
• Terminals in Waigaoqiao Port
Area (WGQ): include five container
terminals, Waigaoqiao Phase I to
Phase V. They are located in the
Yangtze River mouth.
• Terminals in Yangshan Port (Deep
water port): At the end of 2005,
Phase I has already been completed
with five berths. Phase II is about to
start operations in December 10 th
2007. Phase III will be completed at the end of 2007.
Since December 2005, the Chinese Government decided to move all the European and
South-American shipping lines from Waigaoqiao port Area to Yangshan Deep water port.
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