The overall tonnage of the port went up 30.6 per cent to 94.9 million tons.
The Port of Yantai plans to invest CNY2.4 billion (US$323 million) on a total of 19 expansion projects, including a CNY83-million terminal in the West Port Area and a CNY2.4-million berth at the Longkou Port Area.
Port of Yantai's throughput surpassed one million TEU and 100 million-tons for the first time in 2006 and became one of the 12 Chinese sea ports whose throughput exceeded 100 million tons.