The Port of Dalian (38° 55' N 121° 41' E) founded in 1899 lies at the southern tip of

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province and is the most northern ice-free port in China. It is also the largest multi-purpose port in

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serving the seaports

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and the

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. It is the trade gateway to the

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. It is the second largest container

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hub in

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Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

is cateogorized as a Large-Port Metropolis using the Southampton system for port-city classification.

Overview

In 1972, the first

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s entered the Port of Dalian, and inaugurated China’s first container routes. In 1973, the port handled 21.5 million tons. The Port of Dalian consists of Daliangang, Dalianwan, Xianglujiao, Nianyuwan, Ganjinzi, Heizuizi, Si'ergou and Dayaowan port areas. Port of

is owned and managed by the state-owned Dalian Port Corporation Limited. It has established trading and shipping links with more than 300 ports in 160 countries and regions of the world. There are 68 international and domestic container shipping routes. Port of Dalian handles at least 100 million in

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annually. In May 2010, the port was visited by North Korean Supreme Leader

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, as part of a series of tours given to Kim by the Chinese government to promote an

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along the lines of the

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. In 2016, it was confirmed that the Port of Dalian would be part of the port sector consolidation undertaken by the Chinese government. Previously, the Dalian Container Terminal (DCT) controlled operations at seven container berths while the Dalian Port Container Terminal (DPCT) operated five container berths and the Dalian International Container Terminal operated two. In August 2017, all entities merged to form one operating entity under the DCT. All three of the previous entities had varying degrees of international investment including

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(Japan), Singapore Dalian Port Investment and PSA China. In early 2017, it was reported that the Dalian Port and Yingkou Port Group would enter into a ‘corporation framework agreement’ to integrate port management in Liaoning province. The province would form a new company to run all ports with state-owned China Merchants Group to purchase a controlling stake.

Geography

The Port of Dalian is located on the

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at 38°55′44″N and 121°39′17″. The port covers a water area of and a land area of nearly . There are of specialized railway lines, of warehousing, of stacking yards and over 1,000 units of different types of loading and discharging machinery and equipment.

Port infrastructure

The port has 80 modern berths in production. Out these 38 are deep water berths for vessels of over . The annual throughput was 64.17 million tons in 1995. In 2016, cargo throughput for the Port of Dalian reached 355 million tons, which was up 5.5% from 2015.

Port water depth and lifting capacities

Lifting capabilities are between 3 and 120 tons at working radii of to . The Port of Dalian's DCT, DPCM, and DICT have a total of 13 berths with alongside depths from to .

Distance sailing time

The port is around , from

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. The sailing time is an estimated 1 day at sea.

Gallery

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References

External links

Port of Dalian official website
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