Shanghai Naval Base
31°14'N 121°29'E
Shanghai is the largest port in China. Being the centre of China's coastwise traffic, the Changjiang River Traffic, and ocean shipping and also being a water - rail intermodal transport juncture, it is a comprehensive and multi-propose commercial port and one of China's main foreign trade ports, however, access to the port is restricted by its limited depth. Even with dredging, there may be difficult in accommodating 6000 TEU ships. Ningbo's Beilungang may supplement Shanghai to cater for the large container ships. Shanghai Container Terminals (SCT), a joint venture set up by Shanghai Port Authority and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, owns and operates all container facilities in Shanghai.
The Changjiang River links the port to inland provinces and its central coastal position gives access to all Chinese ports north and south. The Beijing - Shanghai, Shanghai - hangzhou and Zhejiang - Jiangxi railways link up with the national railway system. The highways network radiates out in all directions to inland provinces. A number of new bridges have been built to link up the various port area.
The dredging of the Changjiang River to a depth of 12.5 metres is planned in order to accept 5500 TEU vessels by the year 2020.
New berths have been built at Waigaoqiao within the Pudong Development Zone.
The Luojing Coal Terminal Project involves the construction of two discharge berths for ships up to 35,000t and four loading berths for ships not exceeding 20,000t. The planned capacity of this facility is 100 million tonnes per year and it is due for completion in 1996.
A deep water port for third and fourth generation container ships is to be built at Jinshanzui to the south of Shanghai.
The World Bank has provided loans to develop two coal berths of 35,000t class and four berths of 2,000 tons at Luojing Coal Wharf and a 50,000t grain berth at Min Sheng.
Shanghai has a highly developed economy, its annual industrial output value constituting half of the national total.
99% of Shanghai's foreign-trade goods are handled by its port; its annual passenger traffic and cargo throughput rank first in China.
Shanghai has established trade relations with about 160 countries and regions throughout the world and served by 20 international shipping lines.
| Cargo Handling Facilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (metres) | Depth (metres) | Max Vesssel Size (GRT) | Cargo Handling Equipment | |
| Terminals Container Seafrontage | 2,982 | 8 ~ 11.6 | 10,000 | Yes |
| Bulk Cargo Seafrontage | 3,863 | 8 ~ 10 | 40,000 | Yes |
| Breakbulk Seafrontage | 5,909 | 8 ~ 10 | 10,000 | Yes |
| Barge/Small Craft Seafrontage | 1,980 | 3 ~ 4.5 | -- | -- |
| Oil Terminal Jetties (No.) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Passenger | 117 | 8 ~ 10 | 5,000 | -- |
| Stream Cargo Working Buoys | 96 | 4.5 ~ 9 | 10,000 | -- |
| Cargo Working Anchorages | - | - | - | - | Port Services |
| Tugs | 80, max output 4100 hp | |||
| Repair Facilities | ship repair and drydocks available | |||
| Other | 5 floating cranes, max capacity 2500 tons | Port Capacity | ||
| Cargo Throughput | (million tons) | 166 in 1994 | ||
| (TEUs) | 1.2 millions in 1994 1.527 millions in 1995 | Approach Channel | ||
| Length | -- | |||
| Width | -- | |||
| Depth at C.D. (metres) | 9.5 metres | |||
