Shantou Naval Base
20°02'N 110°06'E
Shantou is a small but an important commercial port in the eastern coastal area of Guangdong Province and a transshipment point for cargoes to and from eastern Guangdong, southern Jiangxi and southwestern Fujian. The port has international shipping lines to more than 40 ports in over 10 countries and regions in Asia, Africa and Europe. Container terminals are being developed to serve the rapidly developing economy in the eastern Guangdong region, and offer an alternative to the congestion and cost disadvantage of land transport.
River boats can reach Chaozhou, Jieyang, Chaoyang, Meixian and Dapu. There are 44 bus lines to Guangzhou, Shenzhou, Xhuhai, Meixian, Pingyuan, Huiyang, Haifeng, Fuzhow, Quanzhou, Xiaimen, Zhangzhou and many counties in the region.
Exports are canned foods, drawn works, embroidery, China ware, Chinese herbal medicines, oranges etc. Imports are fertilizers, cement, machinery, wheat, steel products etc.
A newly built passenger wharf with a depth of 7.5 metres can accommodated passenger liner up to 5,000 tons.
| Cargo Handling Facilities | ||||
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| Length (metres) | Depth (metres) | Max Vesssel Size (GRT) | Cargo Handling Equipment | |
| Terminals Container Seafrontage | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bulk Cargo Seafrontage | -- | -- | -- | |
| Breakbulk Seafrontage | 620 | 7.5 | 5,000 | Yes |
| Barge/Small Craft Seafrontage | 2 | 7.5 | 5,000 | -- |
| Oil Terminal Jetties (No.) | 2 | 7.5 | 5,000 | -- |
| Stream Cargo Working Buoys | 6 nos | -- | 10,000 | -- |
| Cargo Working Anchorages | 11 nos | 5 ~ 11 | -- | -- | Port Services |
| Tugs | 10 max. output 980 hp | |||
| Repair Facilities | voyage repair available | |||
| Other | -- | Port Capacity | ||
| Cargo Throughput | (million tons) | 3.867 in 1990 | ||
| (TEUs) | -- | Approach Channel | ||
| Length | 4.6 n. miles | |||
| Width | 500 metres | |||
| Depth at C.D. (metres) | 4.3 metres | |||
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