General Description
Location: Nantong is located on the N bank of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, at the entrance.
General overview: The port is divided into 8 areas along the river, which are Rugao, Tiansheng, Tongzhou, Rengang, Langshan, Fumingang, Jianghai and Tonghai, with a total berth length of 4,500m. With over 100 berths the port is rapidly becoming a major ship repair port and is expanding into shipbuilding.
Two coastal port areas are being developed at Yangkou and Lusi to handle inbound and outbound sea trade, see separate entries.
The port is also an important transshipment center with a variety of cargo and craft handled including most types of river steamers and passenger craft. Principal cargoes handled are general, liquid and breakbulk cargo. The main imports include coal, steel, construction materials, cement, timber, ore, non-ferrous metals, oil, chemicals, and chemical products, pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, salt, manufactured goods, textiles, LNG and grain.
Exports include most of the above cargoes.
Traffic figures: Approx 1,000 vessels, 123,000,000t of cargo and 344,600TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: LOA 205m, beam 30m, draught 9.7m FW, 50,000DWT.
Note: Draught is limited to 7.5m FW plus height of tide.