Port of Shenzhen
Port of Shenzhen 深圳港 | |
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Location | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Location | Shenzhen, Guangdong |
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Owned by | Shenzhen Government |
Port of Shenzhen | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Shēnzhèn Gǎng |
Wade–Giles | Shen-chen kang |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | SāmJan Góng |
Jyutping | Sam1zan3 Gong2 |
The Port of Shenzhen is the collective name of a number of ports the coastline of
The port is home to 40 shipping companies who have launched around 130 international container routes. There are 560 ships on call at Shenzhen port on a monthly basis and also 21 feeder routes to other ports in the
History
Shenzhen's port system is currently the third largest port in China and one of the busiest container ports in the world, seeing traffic of 30,036,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2022.[3] It was formerly the second largest port in China; however, it fell behind the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan and has not recovered its position since.[4]
The Port of Shenzhen is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, an initiative by China to increase investment and encourage economic collaboration along the historic routes of the maritime Silk Road.[5]
Geography
The many ports of Shenzhen are spread along Shenzhen's 260 kilometres (160 mi) coastline. The ports are separated by the New Territories and the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong into two areas: the eastern port and the western port.[2]
Shenzhen's western port area is located to the east of
The eastern port area is situated north of Mirs Bay (also known as Dapeng Bay), where the harbors are broad and calm; it is claimed to be the best natural harbor in South China.[2]
Infrastructure
The Port of Shenzhen consists of six ports: the Yantian and Dapeng port areas in the east, and the Nanshan, Dachan Bay, Dachan Island, Xiaochan Island, and Bao'an port areas in the west.[6]
It has a total of 140 berths, including: 51 berths for vessels with 10,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) and above; 90 operational berths, of which 43 are of 10,000 DWT or above; 18 container berths; 9 consignee berths, of which 3 are of 10,000 DWT or above; 18 passenger ferry berths; and 23 non-production berths.[2]
The
Sister ports
See also
- Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor
References
- ^ "China's Grand Plans for Shenzhen". The Diplomat. 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Brief Introduction of Shenzhen Port". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.
- ^ "One Hundred Container Ports 2023". Lloyd's List.
- ^ "Top 10 Ports in China 2022". Port Technology International. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "China's Maritime Silk Road and the Middle East: Tacking Against the Wind". Middle East Institute. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Shenzhen Port". Shenzhen Government Online. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Shekou Cruise Homeport". Shenzhen Government Online. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "El puerto de Santa Cruz y el de Shenzhen, en China, hermanados" [The ports of Santa Cruz and Shenzhen, in China, twinned]. 5 June 2013.
External links
- Shenzhen Port Official Website
- Bureau of Communications of Shenzhen Municipality (Ports Administration of Shenzhen Municipality)