As of December 20, the Port of Guangzhou's container throughput surpassed 12 million TEU and cargo tonnage surpassed 400 million tonnes, making it the third largest port in China and the fifth in the world, Xinhua reports.
During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, which is from 2011 to 2015, Guangzhou plans to invest CNY20 billion (US$3 billion) on a number of projects, including dredging channels, building six 50,000- to 100,000-tonne berths at Nansha and complete building two 100,000-tonne berths there in phase 3 of the terminal development, generating another 150 million tonne capacity, raising it to 300 million tonnes. Guangzhou also plans to build a cargo rail line from Nansha by 2013.
Guangzhou port's capacity is expected to reach 18 million TEU in terms of container and 500 million tonnes in terms of cargo tonnage by the year of 2015.
During the period from 2006 to 2010, Guangzhou spent CNY11 billion on building 15 new berths and dredging its channel from 13 to 15.5 metres.
During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, which is from 2011 to 2015, Guangzhou plans to invest CNY20 billion (US$3 billion) on a number of projects, including dredging channels, building six 50,000- to 100,000-tonne berths at Nansha and complete building two 100,000-tonne berths there in phase 3 of the terminal development, generating another 150 million tonne capacity, raising it to 300 million tonnes. Guangzhou also plans to build a cargo rail line from Nansha by 2013.
Guangzhou port's capacity is expected to reach 18 million TEU in terms of container and 500 million tonnes in terms of cargo tonnage by the year of 2015.
During the period from 2006 to 2010, Guangzhou spent CNY11 billion on building 15 new berths and dredging its channel from 13 to 15.5 metres.