Port of Nanjing explained

Port of Nanjing
南京港
Country:China
Location:Yangtze River, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Type:Inland
Berths:257 (44 over 10000 DWT)
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Cargotonnage:191,970,000 t (2012)[1]
Website:http://www.njp.com.cn

The Port of Nanjing 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]

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32.1689°N 118.95°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-12全国货物、集装箱、旅客吞吐量统计_港口业务_中国港口网 . 2014-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630154637/http://www.chinaports.com/monthlythruput/2012-12/query . 2017-06-30 . dead .
  2. Web site: 南京港(集团)有限公司 . 2014-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140616031218/http://www.njp.com.cn/about.aspx?id=3 . 2014-06-16 .
  3. Web site: The Brief Introduction of Nanjing Port. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423053303/http://english.chinaports.org/info/201011/000127.html. 2014-04-23.