General Description
Location: Yangzhou is located on the Changjiang (Yangtze) River N of Zhenjiang. General overview: The port consists of three independent bodies, Yangzhou port, Jiangdu Port District and Yizheng Port District. Main cargoes handled at the port are steel, ore, minerals, grain, timber, container, coal and chemical fertiliser. Yangzhou is the second largest port for timber transhipment on the Yangtze. Traffic figures: Approx 132,000TEU and 17,671,000t of bulk and general cargoes, including 1,000,000m³ of timber handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Draught limitation is 9.7m FW at the mouth of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, LOA 205m, beam 32m, 30,000DWT, airdraught 45m.