Zhanjiang
21°10'N 110°24'E
Zhanjiang is one of few Chinese ports accessible by large vessels at all stages of tide. It has a vast hinterland, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hunan and Guangdong. It is the foreign trade outlet for southwestern and middle China. The port is well equipped and with very considerable potential. Zhanjiang is located in a bay on the east side of Leizhou Peninsula, 230nm West of Hong Kong.
The Litong-Zhnajiang railroad links to the national rail system. Highways link the port to Beihei in the west, Guanzhou in the east and regions to the north.
A steel making complex is planned for Donghai Island and an oil refinery and crude oil terminal is also planned. Five berths of 10,000t class are to be constructed, one for container and four for general cargo. Other existing berths are to be upgraded.
The port handles a good mix of cargo which include crude oil, iron ore, grains, fertilizers, coal, stall, iron, non-metal ores and containers.
It has advanced bagging equipment made in west Germany in the 80's, which has an excellent performance and is highly automatic. The port undertakes the bagging of import and export oxide bagging facilities in the port.
| Cargo Handling Facilities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (metres) | Depth (metres) | Max Vesssel Size (GRT) | Cargo Handling Equipment | |
| Terminals Container Seafrontage | 396 | 11 | 25,000 | Yes |
| Bulk Cargo Seafrontage | 2,258 | 9 ~ 12 | 25,000 | Yes |
| Breakbulk Seafrontage | 2,717 | 9 ~ 12 | 35,000 | Yes |
| Barge/Small Craft Seafrontage | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oil Terminal Jetties (No.) | 492 | 12.5 | 50,000 | -- |
| Stream Cargo Working Buoys | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cargo Working Anchorages | 19 nos. | 10 ~ 17 | 100,000 | - | Port Services |
| Tugs | Nine tugs with max. output 3,200 hp | |||
| Repair Facilities | minor repair can be undertaken in port | |||
| Other | one floating crane with lifting capacity of 50 tons | Port Capacity | ||
| Cargo Throughput | (million tons) | 18 in 1994 | ||
| (TEUs) | -- | Approach Channel | ||
| Length | 35 n miles | |||
| Width | 9.6 m | |||
| Depth at C.D. (metres) | 200 m | |||
