Up to the end of 2005, China owns 1030 production berths
(over 10,000 tons); 10 ports had joined the global top ten
ports (100 million tons). China port handling capacity had
amounted to 4.91 billion tons, up by 17.7% compared to the
year of 2004; the container handling capacity also had reached
75.8 million TEU, up by 23% compared to the year of 2004.With
a freight handling capacity of 443 million-tons, Shanghai
Port rose to be the largest port in the world from the fourth
place; the container handling capacity of Shanghai Port and
Shenzhen Port achieved 18 million TEUs and 16.18 million TEUs
respectively, enabling them to go up to the third and the
fourth place accordingly. Meanwhile, in 2005, coastal port
construction spent RMB 131.3 billion; another 129 berths were
built, including 76 deep water berths (over 10,000 tons);
handling capacity increased by 190 million tons. With a certain
scale, port group around Bohai bay, Yangtze River delta and
Pearl River delta has started developing in a more professional
way. Moreover, China has ranked first of the world for consecutive
three years in handling capacity of freight and container.
Freight handling capacity of ports
and growth rate in China, 2001-2005
With respect to expansion of port industry,
China port industry has met the best opportunities since 1990,
and the risk is relatively lower. The Port Law, implemented
on and after Jan 1 2004, has encouraged the organizations
or individuals both at home and abroad to invest in and port
operations, and accordingly, provided China port industry
with legal support to establish and improve diversified mechanism.
Transportation demand will keep a considerable growth in 2006,
and the freight traffic is expected to see a new record. Meanwhile,
as China Western Development Drive, the rising of Middle China,
and the rapid economic development of Yangtze River delta,
all of those will further promote the transportation between
East and West, and in addition to the diversified international
market and the increase of large scale materials, China port
freight transportation market is in short supply, and the
container handling capacity will remain a rapid growth. Consequently,
the overall handling capacity and layout of coastal ports
and berth construction are under big pressure.
China port construction from 2006 to 2007 will focus on specialized
dock construction of coal, petroleum, ore and container, to
construct & reconstruct coal loading docks in Qinhuangdao,
Tangshan and Tianjin; to accelerate the construction of crude
oil handling docks (over 200,000 tons) in ports of Dalian,
Qingdao and Ningbo; accelerating the construction of 200,000-ton
ore docks in coastal ports and Yangtze river estuary; to accelerate
the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center
and large-sized container docks in hub ports of Dalian, Tianjin,
Qingdao, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and the construction
of related feed ports.
In the near future, China port industry will gradually develop
steadily after a rapid growth. However, it is still of high
value to invest in hub ports in view of strategy thanks to
the increase of handling capacity of domestic trade as well
as the great space for rise in handling charges rate. Therefore,
China port industry shows a promising future. From 2006 to
2010, China plans to increase the port handling capacity by
80% or more. By 2010, the annual handling capacity of Chinese
ports will reach 6.1 billion tons, and the container handing
capacity also will be 120-140 million TEUs. The rising of
China port industry reflects the rapid development of China
national economy.
The report data mainly sourced from authoritative institutions
such as National Bureau of Statistics, General Administration
of Customs, Water Transportation Dept. of Ministry of Communications,
China Port & Harbor Association, etc. and related provincial
statistic institutions, this report carries out an in-depth
analysis on demand, investment, competition pattern, sales
and development trends of China port industry. It could enable
related enterprises and investors to understand the updates
and development trends of China port industry, and serves
as an valuable reference to make marketing strategies.
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