Port of Shantou


The Port of Shantou is a natural river seaport on the coast of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the only major port in eastern Guangdong, and the gateway to the Shantou SEZ. In 2012, it had a throughput of 45.6 million tons of cargo, and 1,250,000 TEU of containers. Like most Chinese seaports, it has experienced frantic growth in the last two decades and has plans for large expansion in the future.

History

Shantou was one of the Treaty Ports opened by the Treaties of Tientsin in 1858. British and American consulates were established on Mayu Island.

Layout

The Port of Shantou is located in the estuary of the Rongjiang river, opening to the South China Sea. As of 2012 it had 86 berths, 18 of which were deep-water berths capable of handling ships over 10,000 DWT.
Shantou Port has eight port areas.
  • The Old Port Area
  • Zhuchi Port Area is the main port area as of 2013.
  • Mashan Port Area
  • Guang'ao Port Area
  • Haimen Port Area
  • Nan'ao Port Area Located on Nan'ao island on Qianjiang Bay
  • Rongjiang Port Area
  • Tianxin Port Area : Under planning