Yangshan
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Yangshan Port or Yangshan Deep-Water Port (洋山深水港), is a deepwater port
for container ships
in Hangzhou Bay
south of Shanghai
.
Built to allow the Port of Shanghai
to grow despite shallow waters near the shore, it allows berth
s with depths of up to 15 metres to be built, and can handle today's largest container ships. The port is built on the islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan, part of the Zhoushan
archipelago
, with fill from land reclamation
.
It is connected to the mainland via the 32.5 km Donghai Bridge
, opened on 1 December 2005 as the world's longest sea bridge. The six-lane highway bridge took 6,000 workers two and half years to construct.
In mid-2011, port officials said the port was on track to move 12.3 million TEUs during the year, up from 10.1 million TEUs in 2010.
. The first phase, which opened in 2004, can accommodate 2.2 million containers annually and includes 10 quay cranes. The second phase was opened in December 2006, and comprises 72 hectares with 15 quay cranes.
The third phase, opened in stages, was completed in 2010 with seven berths.
The fourth phase, expected to open in 2015, will add 4 million TEUs
to the port's annual capacity.
The total cost of building the port may reach US$12 billion over 20 years.
When complete, the port will have 30 berths capable of handling 15 million TEUs annually.
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
for container ships
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
in Hangzhou Bay
Hangzhou Bay
Hangzhou Bay, or the Bay of Hangzhou , is an inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai. The Qiantang River flows into the bay.It lies south of Shanghai, and ends at the city of Hangzhou...
south of 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...
.
Built to allow the Port of Shanghai
Port of Shanghai
The Port of Shanghai, located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.In 2010, Shanghai port overtook Singapore port to become the world's busiest container port...
to grow despite shallow waters near the shore, it allows berth
Berth (moorings)
A berth is a location in a port or harbour used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea.-Locations in a port:Berth is the term used in ports and harbors to define a specific location where a vessel may be berthed, usually for the purposes of loading and unloading.Most berths will be...
s with depths of up to 15 metres to be built, and can handle today's largest container ships. The port is built on the islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan, part of the Zhoushan
Zhoushan
Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
, with fill from land reclamation
Land reclamations of the People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China is rather active in land reclamation. Since the establishment of the PRC in 1949, a large amount of artificial land has been reclaimed, mainly on its coastlines...
.
It is connected to the mainland via the 32.5 km Donghai Bridge
Donghai Bridge
Donghai Bridge is one of longest cross-sea bridge in the world. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of and connects mainland Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to...
, opened on 1 December 2005 as the world's longest sea bridge. The six-lane highway bridge took 6,000 workers two and half years to construct.
In mid-2011, port officials said the port was on track to move 12.3 million TEUs during the year, up from 10.1 million TEUs in 2010.
Construction phases
In 2000 and 2001, the decision was made to commence construction on the first of four phases. The first two phases are currently operational, with nine berths in total along a 3 km quaysideWharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
. The first phase, which opened in 2004, can accommodate 2.2 million containers annually and includes 10 quay cranes. The second phase was opened in December 2006, and comprises 72 hectares with 15 quay cranes.
The third phase, opened in stages, was completed in 2010 with seven berths.
The fourth phase, expected to open in 2015, will add 4 million TEUs
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
to the port's annual capacity.
The total cost of building the port may reach US$12 billion over 20 years.
When complete, the port will have 30 berths capable of handling 15 million TEUs annually.
Gallery
External links
- National Geographic: Megastructures has an episode about the port