Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is the busiest port in the world in terms of cargo tonnage. It handled 888.96 million tons of cargo in 2015. The port is located in Ningbo and Zhoushan, on the coast of the East China Sea, in Zhejiang province on the southeast end of Hangzhou Bay, across which it faces the municipality of Shanghai.
| Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan 宁波舟山港 | |
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| Country | China |
| Location | Ningbo & Zhoushan, Zhejiang |
| Coordinates | 29°56′N 121°50′E |
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| Owned by | Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd. (SSE: 601018) |
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| Annual cargo tonnage | 744 million (2012) |
| Annual container volume | 16.83 million (2012) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 宁波舟山港 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 寧波舟山港 | ||||||||||
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The port is at the crossroads of the north–south inland and coastal shipping route, including canals to the important inland waterway to interior China, the Yangtze River, to the north. The port consists of several ports which are Beilun (seaport), Zhenhai (estuary port), and old Ningbo harbor (inland river port).
The operator of the port, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co., Ltd. (NZP), is a listed company, but it is 76.31% owned by state-owned Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group Co., Ltd., As of 30 June 2017.