Difference between revisions of "Port of Yantian"

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==Background==
 
==Background==
 
The Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Company Ltd. is responsible for the development and management of the Port of Yantian. An independent entity, the Port Group Company operates the port, railways, roads, tunnels, real estate, commerce, customs, and ship repairs within the Port of Yantian.<ref name=chn>[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/CHN_Port_of_Yantian_2219.php "Port of Yantian"] Word Port Source, accessed July 17, 2011.</ref>
 
The Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Company Ltd. is responsible for the development and management of the Port of Yantian. An independent entity, the Port Group Company operates the port, railways, roads, tunnels, real estate, commerce, customs, and ship repairs within the Port of Yantian.<ref name=chn>[http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/CHN_Port_of_Yantian_2219.php "Port of Yantian"] Word Port Source, accessed July 17, 2011.</ref>
 
Until the late 1970s, Yantian was a small border town with about 30 thousand residents that served as a customs station from the Port of Hong Kong into mainland China.<ref name=Toh/>
 
 
In 1997 it was reported that the Port of Yantian was expanding to improve its coal capacity.<ref>[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9704190001/china-new-port-improve-coal-traffic "China: New port to improve coal traffic"] International Construction, March 1997, Volume 36, Issue 3</ref>
 
  
 
In late 2008, the Shenzhen Yantian Port Holdings Company joined the Hutchison Whampoa Yantian Port Investment Company in constructing a new terminal at the Port of Yantian with three new container berths and an expansion of the older berth. The terminal will have capacity to handle 1.8 million TEUs of containerized cargo per year.<ref name=chn/>
 
In late 2008, the Shenzhen Yantian Port Holdings Company joined the Hutchison Whampoa Yantian Port Investment Company in constructing a new terminal at the Port of Yantian with three new container berths and an expansion of the older berth. The terminal will have capacity to handle 1.8 million TEUs of containerized cargo per year.<ref name=chn/>
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*'''Operator:''' Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Co. Ltd
 
*'''Operator:''' Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Co. Ltd
 
*'''Location:''' Guangdong province, China
 
*'''Location:''' Guangdong province, China
*'''Annual Coal Capacity (million tonnes per year):'''  
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*'''Annual Capacity (million tonnes per year):'''  
*'''Status:''' Existing
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*'''Status:''' Operating
*'''Type:''' Imports
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*'''Type:'''  
 
*'''Coal source:'
 
*'''Coal source:'
  

Latest revision as of 18:32, 8 January 2016

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}} The Port of Yantian is located in Guangdong Province in southeastern China.

Location

The port is on the coast of the South China Sea, north of Hong Kong and about east-northeast of the Port of Huadu.

Background

The Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Company Ltd. is responsible for the development and management of the Port of Yantian. An independent entity, the Port Group Company operates the port, railways, roads, tunnels, real estate, commerce, customs, and ship repairs within the Port of Yantian.[1]

In late 2008, the Shenzhen Yantian Port Holdings Company joined the Hutchison Whampoa Yantian Port Investment Company in constructing a new terminal at the Port of Yantian with three new container berths and an expansion of the older berth. The terminal will have capacity to handle 1.8 million TEUs of containerized cargo per year.[1]

Port Details

  • Operator: Shenzhen City Yantian Port Group Co. Ltd
  • Location: Guangdong province, China
  • Annual Capacity (million tonnes per year):
  • Status: Operating
  • Type:
  • Coal source:'

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Port of Yantian" Word Port Source, accessed July 17, 2011.

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