General Description
Location: The port of Changzhou is located on the Changjiang (Yangtze) River with Taixin Shui Dao to the N and Lianchen Zhou on the other side of the Changjiang River. The port is situated 150km W of Shanghai and 110km E of Nanjing. General overview: A modern port where there are reportedly 4 general cargo/container berths and one for handling petrochemicals. The main cargoes handled are ore, coal, steel products, scrap metal, petrochemicals, timber and general cargo. Traffic figures: Approx 20,286,000t of cargo and 16,000TEU handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: General Wharf: Max LOA 205m, draught 10.8m FW, approx 80,000DWT. Petrochemical Wharf: LOA 236m, draught 10.0m FW, 47,500DWT