Yantai, a port in eastern China's Shandong province, had handled 200 million tonnes of cargo as of December 14, becoming the 10th port in China that has a throughput of more than 200 million tonnes.
The port's volume is estimated to hit 300 million tones by 2015, according to Xinhua. During the period from 2001 to 2005, Yantai invested CNY13 billion (US$2 billion) on port construction, building 40 new berths, raising the percentage of 10,000-tonne berths from 27 per cent at the end of 2000.
The port's volume is estimated to hit 300 million tones by 2015, according to Xinhua. During the period from 2001 to 2005, Yantai invested CNY13 billion (US$2 billion) on port construction, building 40 new berths, raising the percentage of 10,000-tonne berths from 27 per cent at the end of 2000.