General Description
Location: The port of Dalian is a deep water port, located in Dalian Gang, at the S end of the Liaotung Peninsular, surrounded by Bo Hai Gulf and Korea Bay. Dalian Xingang and Dayao Wan are also part of the port of Dalian.
General overview: Under its long term Development Plan, several locations in Dalian Port are undergoing extensive redevelopment on reclaimed land. Various areas have been, and are being, redesignated into specific zones according to function, with the result that many berths and terminals have been moved.
The port is divided into the following main areas:
Western bay area: Heizuizi (38°56'N 121°37'E) Xianglujiao (38°57'N 121°37'E) Ganjingzi (38°58'N 121°38'E) Dagang (38°57'N 121°39'E) and Siergou (38°56'N 121°41'E).
Northern bay area: Liushutun (39°00'N 121°41'E) Heshangdao (Henshang) (39°01'N 121°45'E)
Eastern bay area and Dayao Bay (Dagushan Peninsula): Beiliang (Beiling) (38°58'N 121°48'E) Xingang (Nianyuwan) (38°59'N 121°54'E) Dayaowan (39°01'N 121°52'E).
The port handles grain, steel products, ore, timber, vegetable oil, fertiliser, crude oil, refined products, coal, forage, cement, dangerous cargo, Ro-Ro vessels, containers, bulk, bagged minerals, maize, and general cargo. Dalian is the transhipment centre of oil products for NE China and Asia, and is mainly engaged in loading, unloading and storing crude oil, oil end products and liquid chemical products.
The Dalian Beiliang Grain terminal is reputed to be the second largest in the world and the largest in Asia.
Lushun New Port (38°48'N 121°07'E), part of the port of Dalian, is now operating 50km SW of Dalian City, 10km to the W of Lushun between Shuangdao Bay and Yangtou Bay.
Shipbuilding facilities in the Xianglujiao and Liushutun areas of Dalian have been substantially expanded and a new shipyard built on Changxing Island, 70km to the NW of Dalian City.
Traffic figures: Approx 225,000,000t of cargo, 6,337,000TEU and over 5,000,000 passengers handled annually.
Load line zone: Summer.
Max size:
Vessel size for port areas: Cargo Length Draught DWT (m) (m)
Container/general - Dayaowan 230 15.0 10,000TEU
Grain - Dayaowan 310 15.0 80,000
Bulk cargo - Beiliang 350 15.5 80,000
Crude oil - Nianyuwan 510 24.0 300,000
Ore berth - Dagushan - 23.0 300,000
Products oil - Xingang 346 13.0 50,000
Bulk coal - Ganjingzi 300 9.5 10,000