Port of Nanjing
| Port of Nanjing 南京港 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Yangtze River, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province |
| Details | |
| Type of harbour | Inland |
| No. of berths | 257 (44 over 10000 DWT) |
| UN/LOCODE | CNNJG |
| Fairway Depth | 12.5m |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 191,970,000 t (2012)[1] |
| Website http://www.njp.com.cn | |
The Port of Nanjing (Chinese: 南京港, SZSE: 002040) is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, and is the largest inland port in the world (depending on how you classify the ports in the Yangtze Delta), with throughput reaching 191 million tons of cargo in 2012. Nanjing Port has a long history reaching back to A.D 229, when it became a major seaport. It is situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, just before the start of the Yangtze Delta. The Port has authority over 208 km of Yangtze River shoreline, 110 km in the North Shore and 98 km in the South Shore.[2] As of 2010, it operated six public ports and three industrial ports.[3]
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References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Brief Introduction of Nanjing Port". Archived from the original on 2014-04-23.
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