Xiamen port upgrades channel to handle 10 million TEU

China's Port of Xiamen, opposite Taiwan, is upgrading its facilities at Haicang and will expand the shipping channel to accommodate vessels of up to 200,000 dwt.

 

It is an expansion project for the third phase shipping channel project. The total project investment is CNY340 million (US$51.6 million), covering a shipping channel in length of 11.5 kilometres.

 

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2021, and will be able to accommodate large containerships.

 

Xiamen port aims to handle 218 million tonnes of cargo throughput and 10.8 million TEU in container volumes in 2019.

 

Source:HKSG Group

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