Port of Yingkou

Port of Yingkou
Model of redevelopment at Yingkou Old Port
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Location
CountryPeople's Republic of China
LocationYingkou, Liaoning Province,
northeastern China
Details
Opened1858
Operated byYingkou Port Group Corporation
Owned byPeople's Republic of China
No. of berths27
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage21 million metric tons/year
Annual container volume250,000 TEU/year
Main importsGrain, coal, steel, vehicles
Main exportsContainer transfers
Website
Port of Yingkou website

The Port of Yingkou is an international seaport in Yingkou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest port in northeast China and the tenth-largest nationwide.[1] It includes two separate dockland areas, the Yingkou old port at the mouth of the Daliao River, and the Bayuquan port located directly on Liaodong Bay on the Bohai Sea.

The port is a major import facility for northeastern China and parts of Mongolia with an annual trade volume of more than 21 million metric tons (MT) through 27 shipping berths. Principal port activities include grain and sugar, timber, oil tar, coal, steel and minerals, and vehicle imports. The port also handles up to 250,000 containers per year.

Yingkou Port Group Co.'s services also include bulk cargo loading, pipeline transportation, railway and highway transportation. Apart from docks it also operates tugboats, pilot boats, barges and communication ships.[2]

  1. ^ "Yingkou Ports". China Crest. May 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-06.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Yingkou Port Group Co., Ltd: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.