Yangshan Port ship access passes 10,000 mark

In late July, a Maersk vessel pulled into the third berth of the Shanghai Yangshan Port Phase II, becoming the 10,000th international sailing ship since Yangshan Port first opened.

The Yangshan Deepwater Port area opened on December 10, 2005, and saw the number of ships accessed reach 5,000 as recently as September 2007. The Yangshan Deepwater Port was built to circumvent the growth limitations of the Port of Shanghai, which has shallow waters. The new port allows berths with depths of up to 15 metres to be built, and is capable of handling even the largest container ships. The port is located in Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai. When fully operational in 2012, the port will have four phases in operation with 30 berths capable of handling 15 million TEU per annum.
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