China has more than 2,000 ports,
130 of which are open to foreign
ships.
The major ports, including river ports accessible by ocean-going
ships, are Beihai, Dalian, Dangdong, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hankou,
Huangpu, Jiujiang, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao,
Qinhuangdao, Rizhao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen, Tianjin,
Weihai, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xingang, Yangzhou, Yantai, and Zhanjiang.
Additionally, Hong Kong is a major international port serving as an
important trade center for China. In 2005 Shanghai Port Management
Department reported that its Shanghai port became the world’s largest
cargo port, processing cargo topping 443 million tons and surpassing
Singapore’s port. As of 2004, China’s merchant fleet had 3,497 ships.
Of these, 1,700 ships of 1,000 gross registered tons (GRT) or more
totaled 20. 4 million tons. In 2003 China’s major coastal ports handled
2.1 billion tons of freight.
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