The shipping platform

Location: Port Haikou is situated on the northern coast of Hainan Island, facing the Hainan Straits. General overview: Haikou is the most important of the island's ports because of its key location. General and bulk cargoes and containers are handled, but the port also offers passenger services to Hong Kong and the mainland. Large vessels are lightered at the anchorage. Imports: Steel products, cement, fertilisers, coal, chemicals and LPG. Exports: General cargo. Traffic figures: Approx 451 foreign vessels, 23,918,000t of cargo, 245,000TEU and 1,400,000 passengers are handled annually. Load line zone: China Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Jan 21 to Apr 30, Summer May 1 to Jan 20.