Yangshan Port is an important node of the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Delta economic belt. It plays an important role in promoting China’s international trade and enhancing Shanghai’s status as an international shipping centre. It is an important hub for China’s import and export trade, connecting more than 600 ports in over 200 countries and regions around the world.

Yangshan Port Introduction

Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai is one of the world’s largest automated container ports. Situated in the northern part of Hangzhou Bay, southeast of Shanghai, China, it is built on Yangshan Island, approximately 32.5 kilometres from the mainland. Serving as a crucial gateway for China’s foreign trade, Yangshan Port has established itself as a key hub in the global shipping network. Moving forward, with the ongoing advancement of intelligent and sustainable port construction, Yangshan Port is poised further to strengthen its leading position in the global shipping industry.

Strategic location and market access

• Geographical advantages: Yangshan Port is located in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta economic circle, adjacent to one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, the East China Sea shipping channel.
• Global connections: As an important part of Shanghai’s international shipping centre, Yangshan Port has direct connections to more than 600 ports around the world, including those in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Americas, providing high-quality import and export logistics services for the Chinese and global markets.
• Policy support: Relying on the advantages of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Yangshan Port enjoys more convenient customs clearance financial and trade policies, providing domestic and foreign enterprises with efficient market access channels.

Impressive capacity and market share

• Ultra-high throughput: Shanghai Port (including Yangshan Port) has maintained the number one position in global container throughput for 14 consecutive years since 2010. In 2023, Shanghai Port’s container throughput reached 49 million TEU, with Yangshan Port accounting for a large proportion.
• Future growth potential: With the continuous growth of China’s foreign trade and the diversification of supply chains, Yangshan Port will continue to expand its capacity and further consolidate its leading position in the global shipping market.

State-of-the-art infrastructure

• Automated terminal: Yangshan Port Phase IV is the world’s largest and most advanced fully automated container terminal, featuring driverless transport vehicles, computerised cranes and yard scheduling systems to achieve 24-hour efficient operations.
• Deep-water berths: Yangshan Port has multiple deep-water berths of more than 15 metres, which can berth the world’s largest container ships, such as 24,000 TEU-class ultra-large container vessels (ULCV).
• Donghai Bridge: The Donghai Bridge, which is 32.5 kilometres long and connects Yangshan Port with the Shanghai mainland, was the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge at the time and has greatly improved the efficiency of cargo transport.

Excellent multimodal connectivity

• Sea-rail transport: Yangshan Port relies on the bonded logistics centre of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to achieve seamless connection with the Yangtze River Delta railway network, effectively reducing cargo transit time.
• Road, rail and inland waterway transport: Connected to land transport via the Donghai Bridge, Yangshan Port is efficiently interconnected with major industrial centres and logistics parks in the Yangtze River Delta region, providing flexible and reliable transport options for the global supply chain.

Committed to sustainable development

• Green port: Yangshan Port actively promotes the construction of low-carbon ports and has adopted environmentally friendly technologies such as large-scale shore power systems, automated equipment, and LNG-powered ships, which have significantly reduced carbon emissions.
• Intelligent environmental protection measures: An intelligent dispatching system optimises energy use, realises energy conservation and emission reduction in equipment, and gradually promotes the port towards the goal of ‘zero carbon emissions’.
• Recycling and environmental protection: Yangshan Port promotes waste recycling to reduce the impact of port operations on the ecological environment and protects the surrounding marine ecosystem through marine environmental restoration plans.

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