Along the coast of Bohai Bay, the salty breeze of early summer sweeps across the construction site of the Phase III Expansion Project of the Ore Terminal at Caofeidian Port Area of Tangshan Port in Hebei Province. Pile-driving vessels and cranes are operating in close coordination, while workers are carrying out formwork installation, pile-head treatment and other construction activities in an orderly manner.
"The existing terminal can accommodate only one 400,000-deadweight-tonne vessel at a time, which has constrained throughput growth," said Luo Tongzhen, Deputy Director of the Tangshan Marine, Port and Shipping Administration Bureau. With a total investment of approximately RMB 304 million, the expansion project will extend the terminal shoreline by 120 metres. Upon completion, the berth will have a total length of 910 metres, enabling two 400,000-tonne-class vessels to berth simultaneously and increasing annual handling capacity by an additional 2 million tonnes.
With a clear focus on high-quality port and shipping development, Hebei Province is accelerating the construction of a wide range of port infrastructure projects this year, aiming to improve efficiency, quality and capacity while injecting new momentum into the sector's sustainable growth.
Meanwhile, construction is progressing rapidly on the Huanghua Port Integrated Port Area Liquid Chemical Terminal Project, which carries a total investment of approximately RMB 4.214 billion. Installation of storage tanks in the tank farm and pipeline installation and commissioning work in the berth area are proceeding as planned. The project includes the construction of one 50,000-tonne liquefied hydrocarbon berth and one 20,000-tonne liquid chemical berth, supported by 54 storage tanks. Designed to handle 4.27 million tonnes of cargo annually, it is currently the largest terminal investment project within Huanghua Port's integrated port area.
"During the first quarter, we pushed forward the project at full speed and completed RMB 200 million in investment. We aim to finish construction within this year," said Sun Lixue, Head of the Engineering and Equipment Department of Cangzhou Senxu Port Co., Ltd. He noted that the project is designed to meet growing demand for the transportation and storage of liquid chemicals, addressing shortcomings in the region's specialized port logistics network. Once operational, it will facilitate both the inbound movement of chemical feedstocks and the outbound shipment of finished products, significantly reducing logistics costs for chemical enterprises in the hinterland.
Since the beginning of the year, Hebei's transportation authorities have streamlined administrative procedures and strengthened support in key areas such as project approval and resource allocation. Approval processes that were previously handled sequentially have been converted into parallel procedures, substantially shortening processing times and improving service efficiency.
Within the year, Hebei plans to complete a number of major port projects, including the supporting terminal for the Tangshan Wind Power Industrial Park, Berth No. 6 of the Huaneng Coal Terminal, and Berths No. 9 and No. 10 in the Huanghua Port Integrated Port Area. The province's total planned port investment for 2026 is expected to reach RMB 9.8 billion.
Source from: China Transportation News Network