Port of Tangshan

Port of Tangshan
Port of Tangshan
	Location in China
Location
Country	People's Republic of China
Location	Tangshan, Hebei Province,; China
Coordinates	39°12′34″N 119°00′09″E / 39.20944°N 119.00250°E
Details
Opened	1989
Operated by	Tangshan Port Group Corporation, Ltd. Hebei Port Group
Owned by	People's Republic of China
Type of harbour	Artificial Deep-water Seaport
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	metric tons/year
	Website; Port of Tangshan website

The Port of Tangshan (唐山港) is an artificial deep-water international seaport on the coast of Tangshan Municipality, Hebei, in Northern China.^[1] It is the 9th largest port in China and is composed of three separate port areas: Jingtang, Caofeidian and Fengnan (丰南), administered separately but considered to be the same port for statistical purposes.^[2] The Port of Tangshan is one of the fastest-growing ports in the world and is counted among the ten largest ports of China.^[3]

History

Layout

The port of Tangshan consists of three separate port areas: Jingtang (京唐港), Caofeidian and Fengnan (丰南).^[4] These are administered separately and have different UNLocodes, but are often considered to be the same port for statistical purposes.^[5] The closest airport to the port is Tianjin which is 2 hours away.^[6] A new high speed train under construction will shorten the distance from Beijing to Tangshan to ^[7] less than 2 hours.

Operations

References

^ Zhou, Raymond (26 September 2008). "A new jewel rising from Tangshan Bay area". China Daily. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Top 10 ports in China". www.china.org.cn. China Org. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
^ "Liquid cargo berth at Tangshan". www.koppers.com. Koppers. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Port of Jingtang - Infosheet". www.info.shippingchina.com. Shipping information China. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Tangshan government official website". www.tangshan.gov.cn. Government of Tangshan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Port of Tangshan". www.jtport.com.cn. Tangshan port group co. ltd. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "High speed train to link Beijing and Tangshan". China Daily. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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[1] Zhou, Raymond (26 September 2008). "A new jewel rising from Tangshan Bay area". China Daily. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[2] "Top 10 ports in China". www.china.org.cn. China Org. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

[3] "Liquid cargo berth at Tangshan". www.koppers.com. Koppers. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[4] "Port of Jingtang - Infosheet". www.info.shippingchina.com. Shipping information China. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[5] "Tangshan government official website". www.tangshan.gov.cn. Government of Tangshan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[6] "Port of Tangshan". www.jtport.com.cn. Tangshan port group co. ltd. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[7] "High speed train to link Beijing and Tangshan". China Daily. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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