Nanjiang, Zhenjiang, Nantong and Zhangjiagang are 4 excellent ports for sea vessel along the Yangtze River,east of China.

 

bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang Port is one of the nation-class open and pivot ports in China,whose excellent location and convenient transportation contribute to an important international port. Since opening to foreign-registered vessels in 1986, friendly business co-operation have been built up with over 120 ports of more than 50 countries and areas in the world, Container liners to Shenzhen, Guangzhou and domestic sub-liners to Shanghai are under sail. Luxurious tourist vessels, refrigerator vessels,roll-on-roll-off ships,engineering ships,container ships,oil tankers,cargo liners all once have been anchored,and even 72000ton bulk carrier has been unloaded successfully. Rich experience has been accumulated in (un)loading minerals, phosphorite, coke,containers, steel, timber, fertilizeri, feedstuff, cars, grain, scrap steel, pulp etc.

In 1988, its throughput stepped into the circles whose throughput surpassing 10 million-tons. In 2000.its throughput reached 21,500,000 tons with an annual average increase of 5.7 percent, foreign trade volume approached 3,500,000 tons with an annual average increase of 17.6 percent,57,000 TEU were (un)loaded during this year. Nowadays,Zhenjiang Port freight capacity is the third along the Yangtze River and the twelfth across the nation.