Port of Nanjing

Port of Nanjing
南京港
Location
Country China
Location Yangtze River, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Details
Type of harbor Inland
Available berths 257 (44 over 10000 DWT)
UN/LOCODE CNNJG
Fairway Depth 12.5m
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 191,970,000 t (2012)[1]
Website
http://www.njp.com.cn

The Port of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京港) is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, and is the largest inland port in the world (depending on how you classify the ports in the Yangtze Delta), with throughput reaching 191 million tons of cargo in 2012. Nanjing Port has a long history reaching back to A.D 229, when it became a major seaport. It is situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, just before the start of the Yangtze Delta. The Port has authority over 208 km of Yangtze River shoreline, 110 km in the North Shore and 98 km in the South Shore.[2] As of 2010, it operated six public ports and three industrial ports.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chinaports.com/monthlythruput/2012-12/query
  2. ↑ http://www.njp.com.cn/about.aspx?id=3
  3. ↑ "The Brief Introduction of Nanjing Port".

Coordinates: 32°10′08″N 118°57′00″E / 32.16889°N 118.95000°E / 32.16889; 118.95000

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