The
Port of Qingdao is located at the starting
point of Qingdao-Jinan Expressway and
Jiaozhou-Jinan Railway convenient for cargo
gathering and transporting. Besides its
business coverage in the whole Shandong
Province, the Port, with its vast economic
hinterland, has extended its business to such
provinces and regions as Henan, Hebei, Shanxi,
Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and
Sichuan. The Port has established trade
contacts with more than 450 ports in more
than 130 countries and regions. Presently,
the Port has 70 productive berths, among
which 24 berths are deep sea water berths for
vessels of over 10,000 dwt. In 1995, the
throughput capacity of the Port reached 73
million tons, out of which, containers
handled were 600,00 TEUs.
During
the Eighth Five-Year Plan period, one berth
in the second phase of Huangdao oil terminal
for vessels of 200,000 dwt and 6 deep water
berths in the first phase of Qianwan port
area were completed. Among the 6 deep water
berths, there are 2 general cargo berths for
vessels of 20,000 dwt, one timber berth for
vessels of 25,000 dwt, one multi-purpose
berth for vessels of 50,000 dwt, one coal
berth for vessels of 35,000 dwt and another
coal berth for vessels of 50,000 dwt. the
designed annual throughput capacity was
increased by 34 million tons.
The Port of
Qingdao, situated at the Jiaozhou Bay of
Shandong Peninsula, bordering on the Yellow
Sea and facing Japan and Korea Peninsula
across the sea, is a natural deep sea port
with no situation and no freezing all the year
round. The Port of Qingdao, with its
advantageous geological location and
favourable natural conditions, is an important
transit port in the Yellow River valley and on
the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, and is
also a hub port for international trade and
north-south sea borne transportation.
