Introduction

The Port of Qingdao was founded in 1892. In development of over one century, the Port has grown into an important hub of international trade and sea-going transportation on the western Pacific Rim. The Port consists of three port areas: Old Port Area, Huangdao Oil Port Area and Qianwan New Port.

The Port currently operates 13 terminals with 49 wharfs and is 14,000 meters in length, including 32 of over 10,000 d.w.t, 6 of 50,000 d.w.t, 6 of 100,000 d.w.t and 2 of 300,000 d.w.t. in capacity. The Port owns the largest container, crude oil and iron ore facilities in China, and is also equipped with a first-class coal terminal and a state-of-the-art grain-handling base.

Since 2001, the throughput of the Port has been increasing at an annual pace of 20 million tons. And in 2003, the Port achieved a record volume of 140 million tons, with 102 million tons of its foreign trade and 4.2 million TEU of the containers, and has been listed in the place of No. 2 port that exceeds 100 million tons per annum, and the largest port in handling import iron ore in Mainland China. The Port has been also listed as 14th largest container terminal in the world. In the first five months of 2004, the Port achieved the handling volume of 67 million tons.

As the Port is fully equipped with first-class facilities, a comprehensive service is to be provided with efficient handling, storage and transfer for a variety of cargo. Major services of the Port include transport of containers, iron ore, coal, grain, crude oil, bulk cargo, and passengers as well.