Port of Guangzhou, one of the world ports

2020-01-16

    As we all know, in the long history of economic development, ports have always played a very important role in the economic development of a country. Transportation has connected the world, and ports are an indispensable link in transportation, developed countries in the world generally have their coastlines and more complete function of the port. There are so many ports in the world, let's have a good look at them.

    Now, Micro Shipping encyclopedia introduces you to Port of Guangzhou, one of the world ports.

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    Port of Guangzhou, the Port of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is located in the Pearl River estuary and Pearl River Delta Economic Zone Center, near the South China Sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, Dongjiang, Xi River, Bắc Giang in this confluence into the sea.

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    According to the comprehensive information in 2017, Port of Guangzhou is made up of seaports and Inland River ports. Guangzhou seaports include the inner port area, Huangpu Port Area, Xinsha port area, Nansha port area, etc. Guangzhou Inland Riverport consists of Panyu County, Wuhe and Xintang port areas. In 2017, Port of Guangzhou (including Guangzhou seaports and river ports) handled 590 million tons of cargo and 20.37 million TEUs of containers. As of August 2018, Port of Guangzhou has reached more than 400 ports in more than 100 countries and regions, ranking fifth in the world in terms of cargo throughput in 2018.