The Port of Dandong is situated in
the southeast of Liaoning Province and on the west bank of
the Yalujiang River estuary, bordering on the yellow Sea
in the south and adjacent to Dalian and facing Korea
Peninsula across the Yalujiang River in the east. The Port
has two port areas, one is Dadong port area and the other
is Langtou port area. There are 10 productive berths in
all, out of which there are 4 deepwater berths for vessels
of 10,000 dwt. The annual throughout capacity is 2.25
million tons.
During the Eighth Five-Year Plan
period, 3 berths (one of them can be used as a container
berth) for vessels of 10,000 dwt and necessary port
facilities were completed in the second -phase of Dadong
port area with a loan from the Development Bank of Asia.
The annual throughout capacity was increased by 950,000
tons.
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