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The Port of Shenzhen is the collective name of a number of ports the coastline of
Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
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Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
Province,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. These ports as a whole form one of the busiest and fastest growing container ports in the world. The port is home to 40 shipping companies who have launched around 130 international container routes. There are 560 ships on call at Shenzhen port on a monthly basis and also 21 feeder routes to other ports in the
Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...
region. The Shekou Cruise Center provides ferry services across the
Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...
to places such as
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Zhuhai Zhuhai; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Jyūhói''; Chinese postal romanization, also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern ...
; it replaced the Shekou Passenger Terminal in 2016.


History

Shenzhen's port system is currently the third largest port in China and one of the busiest container ports in the world, seeing traffic of 30,036,000
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s (TEUs) in 2022. It was formerly the second largest port in China; however, it fell behind the
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and has not recovered its position since. The Port of Shenzhen is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, an initiative by
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to increase investment and encourage economic collaboration along the historic routes of the maritime
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.


Geography

The many ports of Shenzhen are spread along Shenzhen's coastline. The ports are separated by the
New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
and the
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of Hong Kong into two areas: the eastern port and the western port. Shenzhen's western port area is located to the east of
Lingdingyang Lingdingyang () or Lingding Channel is the middle channel of the Pearl River estuary which runs from Humen to Jiuzhouyang. Humen separates Lingdingyang and Shiziyang, the upper channel of the Pearl River Estuary, in the north and Jiuzhouyang ...
in the Pearl River Estuary, consisting of a deep water harbor with natural shelters. The western port area is connected to the Pearl River region, with access to the cities and counties along the
Pearl River The Pearl River (, or ) is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ( ...
, including Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The eastern port area is situated north of Mirs Bay (also known as Dapeng Bay), where the harbors are broad and calm; it is claimed to be the best natural harbor in South China.


Infrastructure

The Port of Shenzhen consists of six ports: the
Yantian Yantian District () is one of the nine districts of the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is adjacent to Shenzhen River and Hong Kong to the south, and is surrounded by Luohu, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Longgang and Pingshan District, Shen ...
and Dapeng port areas in the east, and the Nanshan, Dachan Bay, Dachan Island, Xiaochan Island, and Bao'an port areas in the west. It has a total of 140 berths, including: 51 berths for vessels with and above; 90 operational berths, of which 43 are of or above; 18 container berths; 9 consignee berths, of which 3 are of or above; 18 passenger ferry berths; and 23 non-production berths. The Shekou Cruise Center, located in
Shekou Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Deep Bay, China, Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a free- ...
, Nanshan District, provides ferry connections to destinations across the
Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...
. It opened on November 13, 2016, replacing the old Shekou Passenger Terminal. It includes six regular high-speed ferry routes to and from the
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, the Macau Outer Harbor, Taipa, Macau,
Zhuhai Zhuhai; Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale: ''Jyūhói''; Chinese postal romanization, also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern ...
, and Wai Lingding Island. There are also flexible, non-regular routes to surrounding islands.


Sister ports

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Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife The Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife () in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, is used by fishing boats, commercial and passenger ships, and sports. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, it is managed by the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, who also manag ...
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See also

* Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor


References


External links


Shenzhen Port Official Website
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