| Port of Shenzhen | |
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| Traditional Chinese: | 深圳港 |
| Simplified Chinese: | 深圳港 |
Port of Shenzhen (22° 30' N 113° 53' E) is one of the busiest and fastest growing ports in southern mainland China. It is located in the southern region of the Pearl River Delta in China's Guangdong province. The Pearl River Delta Region (PRD ( in southern China occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River Estuary It is the economic hinterland for Hong Kong trade with the Mainland and also one of the most important port in terms of China's international trade.
The port is home to 39 shipping companies whom have launched 131 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 Pearl River Delta region. The Pearl River Delta Region (PRD ( in southern China occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River Estuary [1]
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Geography
The Port of Shenzhen is spread along Shenzhen city’s 260 km coastline. It is separated by the Kowloon Peninsula into two areas: the eastern port and the western port. [1]
Shenzhen port's western port is located to the east of Lingdingyang in the Pearl River Estuary and consist of a deep water harbor with safe natural shelters. It is about 37. 04 km from Hong Kong to the south and 111. 12 km from Guangzhou to the north. As a result, the western port area is connected to the pearl river region which includes cities and counties along the river. The western port is also linked to On See dun waterway which allows trade to reach all the way to other ports. [1]
The eastern port area is situated north of Dapeng Bay where the harbor is broad and calm and is claimed to be the best natural harbor in South China. [1]
Port Infrastructure
Port of Shenzhen consist of facilities in the following areas: Shekou, Chiwan, Mawan, Yantian, Dongjiaotou, Fuyong, Xiadong, Shayuchong and Neihe.
It has 140 berths altogether. The breakdown of the berth's activities are
- 51 berths for vessels with 10,000 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) and above. Deadweight tonnage (also known as deadweight and variously abbreviated as DWT, D
- 90 operational berths, in which 43 are of 10,000 DWT or above, 18 container berths, 9 consignee berths, among which 3 are of 10,000 DWT or above, 18 passenger ferry berths, and 23 non production berths. [1]
References
External links
- Shenzhen Port Official Website
- Bureau of Communications of Shenzhen Municipality (Ports Administration of Shenzhen Municipality)
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