Port of Wuhan


The Port of Wuhan is the natural river port of the Sub-provincial city in the [People's Republic of China|sub-provincial] city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The port lies at the confluence of the Yangtze and Hanjiang rivers. It is able to handle ocean-going ships of 10,000 DWT. In 2013, it had a throughput of 42.2 million tons of cargo, and 513,229 TEU of containers.

History

was one of the Treaty Ports opened by the Treaties of Tientsin in 1858.

Layout

The Port of Wuhan is located on the shores of the Yangtze and Hanjiang rivers. The river channel is 10m deep during the wet season. As of 2012 the WHPG had 51 production berths, 122.45 km2 of port areas, 7,579m of quayside, 43.4 ha of warehouses. Including all other minor operators, the port had 244 berths.
As of 2012, Wuhan Port had 24 port areas, of which 9 were the main Port Areas:
  • Jinkou Heavy Lift Cargo Port Area
  • Tunkou Vehicles and Oil Port Area
  • Hanyang Container and Bulk Cargo Area
  • Hankou Tourist and Passengers Port Area
  • Qingshan Ore and Steel Port Area
  • Zuoling Dangerous Chemicals Port Area
  • Yangluo Container Port Area
  • Huashan Container Port Area
  • Linsifang Coal Port Area : Under planning
The planned reorganization of the port would create 15 port areas by 2020:
  • Hannan Port Area
  • *Dengnan Operations Area Dry bulk cargo, general cargo, Ro-ro vehicles
  • *Shamao Operations Area Ro-ro vehicles, bulk cargo and general cargo.
  • Junshan Port Area : Ro-ro vehicles and general cargo.
  • Tunkou Port Area Ro-ro vehicles, clean cargo and urban supplies.
  • Yangsi Port Area Tourism and passengers
  • Wuhu Port Area general cargo, oil and liquid chemicals.
  • Yangluo Port Area Core of the port and focus of development. Containers.
  • Linsifang Port Area Coal transshipment
  • Jiangxia Port Area Dry bulk and ro-ro vehicles.
  • Qingling Port Area Clean cargo and urban supplies
  • Qingshan Port Area Retain current functions
  • Baihushan Port Area Containers, oil and liquid chemicals
  • Qingfeng Port Area Serving the Wujiashan Technology Economic Development Area. Hanjiang River
  • Duoluokou Port Area General cargo and urban supplies. Hanjiang river
  • Caidian Port Area Retain current functions. Hanjiang river.
  • Yongantang Port Area Preserve current functions. Hanjiang river.
By 2030, the plan is for the port to have 422 production berths and a capacity of 251 million tonnes per annum.

Administration

The Port of Wuhan is mainly operated by the Wuhan Port Group Co., Ltd.

Operations

The Port has 20.9 km of internal railways, and like other ports on the Yangtze, it is trying to increase its intermodal capabilities. 318 units of cargo handling equipment.
Anchorages can hold 700,000 DWT of shipping.
The Port Group has 140 workboats, including tugboats and barges.