Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
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Rambler Channel
Rambler Channel is a body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi Island from mainland Kowloon Peninsula, namely Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories...
between Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung is a town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. Kwai Chung is the site of the container port. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a population of 287,000...
and Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It evolves from 4 berths of Kwai Chung Container Port completed in 1970s. It later expanded with two berths in 1980s. Two additional terminals are added adjoining to Stonecutters Island
Stonecutters Island
Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Following land reclamation, it is now annexed to the Kowloon peninsula.-Fauna:...
in 1990s and was renamed Kwai Chung Container Terminals. In 2000s, when Container Terminal 9
Container Terminal 9
Container Terminal 9 or CT9 is the 9th container terminal in Hong Kong. It is located on Tsing Yi Island, facing Rambler Channel. It was the part of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. The total site area is 1.5 square kilometres and the terminal itself comprises an area 0.68 km² and as long as...
on the Tsing Yi Island and was renamed to Kwai Tsing Container Terminals.
It has been the third busiest container port in the world since 2007, just after Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.
Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
The port consists of 9 container terminals and their operators:- Terminal 1 - Modern Terminals Limited
- Terminal 2 - Modern Terminals Limited
- Terminal 3 - Dubai Ports International (Hong Kong) Limited
- Terminal 4 - Hong Kong International Terminals Limited
- Terminal 5 - Modern Terminals Limited
- Terminal 6 - Hong Kong International Terminals Limited
- Terminal 7 - Hong Kong International Terminals Limited
- Terminal 8 (East) - COSCO-HIT Terminals Limited (Joint venture of Hong Kong International Terminals Limited and COSCO PacificCOSCO PacificCOSCO Pacific Limited , headquartered in Hong Kong, is a subsidiary and listed company of COSCO Group owned by COSCO Group. It is mainly engaged in container terminal operations, container manufacturing and leasing, shipping agency and freight forwarding.It has been a Hang Seng Index Constituent...
) - Terminal 8 (West) - Asia Container Terminals Limited
- Terminal 9 (North) - Modern Terminals Limited
- Terminal 9 (South) - Hong Kong International Terminals Limited
Two former islands on the Rambler Channel are levelled and buried in the port:
- Mong ChauMong ChauMong Chau was an island off South Kwai Chung, in Rambler Channel, Hong Kong. The island was buried in the reclamation for Kwai Chung Container Port . Its position is at the border of Container Terminal 3 and Container Terminal 4....
- Tsing ChauTsing ChauTsing Chau or Pillar Island was an island in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong, sitting on the mouth of Gin Drinker's Bay, by the side of Rambler Channel, opposite to Tsing Yi Island....
While the port was under construction, a main road Kwai Chung Road
Kwai Chung Road
Kwai Chung Road is a main road in Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It starts from the junction with Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road and Butterfly Valley Road in Cheung Sha Wan, via Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok Bridge, Chung Kwai Chung, to the junction with Castle Peak Road and Cheung Wing...
was built to connect Kwai Chung and Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
. Container Port Road
Container Port Road
Container Port Road is a main road in on Kwai Chung side of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, Hong Kong. It was built when first four berths, present-day Terminal 1 to 4 of Kwai Chung Container Port was built. The road starts south of Kwai Fong Station of MTR and go south into industrial area and...
, a branch road of Kwai Chung Road, links the port with major industrial areas in Hong Kong.
See also
- Port of Hong KongPort of Hong KongThe Port of Hong Kong, located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. A key factor in the economic development of Hong Kong, the natural shelter and deep waters of Victoria...
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