Qinhuangdao Port

Port of Qinhuangdao is a seaport on the Bohai Sea, located in the Haigang District of urban Qinhuangdao, Hebei, People's Republic of China.

Aerial view of Port of Qinhuangdao

Together with the Port of Huanghua, Qinhuangdao Port is a major port for coal transportation.[1]

Qinhuangdao is the nation's coal shipping center which is also seen as a barometer of the economy. The daily transport capacity was at least 50 vessels per day in the past.[2]

Notes
  1. "China has 26 ports that now handle 100 million tonnes of cargo a year". Marine News China. 30 May 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. "Recession puts small businesses on brink". Marine News China. 30 July 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

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