The shipping platform

Location: Ningbo is situated in the N part of the East China Sea in Hangzhou Bay on the junction of the SW and NW branches of the Yong Jiang River. General overview: The port is composed of Beilun Port Area, Zhenhai Port Area, Ningbo Port Area, Daxie Port Area and Suanshan (Chuanshan) Port Area. It is a multi-functional and comprehensive modern deepwater port integrated by inner river port, estuary port and seaport. Presently, the port has 309 productive berths, including 60 x 10,000DWT or above, deep water berths. The main cargoes handled by the port are crude oil, coal, iron ore, fertilisers, grain, timber, metals, cement, salt, general, containers and chemicals. Ningbo has recently merged with Zhoushan port and is now controlled by the Ningbo-Zhoushan port authority. Traffic figures: Approx 344,000,000t of cargo, including 10,000,000TEU, handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Max permissible size for vessels to pass the recently dredged areas at Xia Zhi Men Outer Channel is 250,000DWT at any tide and 300,000DWT on HW. Berth Max Size: Type LOA Beam Draught (m) (m) (m) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ningbo General - - 9.0 Zhenhai General 150 21 9.0 Chemical 350 32 13.0 Edible Oil 190 28 11.5 LPG 85 20 5.0 Beilun Iron Ore 330 - 19.5 Coal 350 - 17.0 ZRCC 346 - 20.5 Bulk/general 230 - 12.5 ESSO 235 32 10.0 Container 275 - 13.0 Chemicals 288 - 14.0 LPG 82 - 5.0 Daxie BP LPG 232 - 13.0 Crude Oil 400 - 22.0 General 220 - 12.0 Container 400 - 15.5 Chuanshan Cont. 400 - 15.0