The shipping platform

Location: Huanghua located on the W edge of Bohai Gulf approx 40nm S of Tianjin and 115nm E of Longkou by sea. General overview: The port area of Huanghua is located approx 4.0nm NE of Xincun Village. The main cargoes handled in the port are coal, construction material and bulk cement. There are seven coal berths owned and operated by the Shenhua Group Corporation. Huanghua has recently undergone considerable expansion with new container, general cargo and bulk berths in the South Port and the newer port area to the North. The city of Huanghua is now part of a higher level prefectural city, Cangzhou. Traffic figures: Approx 81,450,000t of cargo including 67,000,000t of coal handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 225m, beam 32.2m, draught 8.5m, airdraught 17.5m and subject to approval up to 60,000DWT.