Wharfs 23 Owner China | Annual cargo tonnage 140.9 Mt (2013) | |
Country People's Republic of China Owned by People's Republic of China Type of harbor Natural Inland River Port | ||
The Port of Zhenjiang is a natural inland river port located on Zhengjiang Prefectural Level city, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It is one of the succession of large shipping hubs lining the estuary and lower course of the Yangtze. The Port had a throughput of 140,984,000 tonnes of total cargo in 2013, an increase of 4.7%
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Setting
Port of Zhenjiang extends on the South Bank of the Yangtze River between Nanjing and Changzhou. The river channel depth averages 11 m, capable of handling ships of up to 50,000 DWT year-round. The Grand Canal's Jiangnan section enters the Yangtze at Zhenjiang.
History
There has been a major port at the location at least since late Han dynasty days. As the port straddled the confluence of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze river, it was a major hub for most Imperial times, its prosperity oscillating with the degree of repair of the Canal.
Chingkiang was one of the ports opened to foreign trade in 1858 by the Tianjin Treaties
Layout
The Port of Zhenjiang extends over 33.8 km of shoreline, and it is divided into seven main port areas:
Administration
The Zhenjiang Port Group Co Ltd (镇江港务集团有限公司) was created in 2005 from the merger of the Zhenjiang City Port Management Bureau (镇江市港务管理局) and the Zhenjiang Port Limited Company (镇江港口有限责任公司)
Workboats
As of 2012,