Ningbo-Zhoushan port to expand handling capacity by 600,000 TEU
CHINA's thriving Ningbo-Zhoushan port is expanding its Chuanshan port area to raise its container handling capacity by 600,000 TEU by building new berths. Chuanshan port mostly services container and bulk cargo, as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil products transportation, reported Ships & Ports, Lagos. The port currently has ten containers berths and its annual container throughput exceeds 10 million TEU, accounting for 40 per cent of the total container handling volume at Ningbo-Zhoushan port. Ningbo-Zhoushan port handled 26 million TEU in 2018, becoming the world's third busiest container port.