Ningbo-Zhoushan Port eyes expansion, makes room for 32K TEU ships

The fire on board YM Mobility seems to be under control with ‘no visible flames on board’ as cooling efforts continue following Friday’s explosion, according to Yang Ming.

DP World and Zhejiang Seaport Group are partnering to boost shipping routes and logistics between Jebel Ali Port in and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.

China’s imports, exports and economic growth have slowed, while manufacturing capacity is shifting to the interior, affecting cargo flows and carriers’ port selections

APM Terminals (APMT) and China’s Ningbo Port Group have signed an agreement to build and operate a new container terminal at the world’s fastest growing deepwater container port.

As construction work on Shanghai’s new deepwater container port at Yangshan islands gets into the final phase, neighbouring Ningbo City has firmed up plans to build a 20-berth box facility on Jintang Island in the Zhoushan archipelago in Zhejiang province.

China’s Ningbo port handled a record 4 mill TEU last year, up 44 per cent over the 2003 figure of 2.77 mill TEU, on the back of the Yangtze River Delta’s export boom.