The port has 74 berths. The Port of Xiamen enjoys natural conditions that make it an ideal destination for today's cargo vessels. All of the world's top 20 shipping companies have established major shipping routes and operations in Xiamen. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. The tracking system allows to determine the current position of your container on the world map and determines the port and the time spent in port of congestion. Cargo throughput at the Port of Xiamen exceeded 13 million tons in 1995 including 7.2 million tons of foreign imports and exports. The Yingtan-Xiamen, Xiamen-Shenzhen, and Xiamen-Longyan-Ganzhou Railways connect the Port of Xiamen with the nation's extensive rail network. Haicang Port focuses on containers and bulk cargoes. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Quebec Port Authority. There were nine container terminals. You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. Part 2 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series, Cool Cargoes: Global Trends, Risks, and Opportunities, Cargo Logistics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 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The world's top 20 leading shipping companies have shipping routes and operations in the Port of Xiamen. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Logistics services include integrating port activities and ship movements, freight-handling and storage, multi-modal transportation, transshipments, and information management. © Copyright Container News 2020, All Rights Reserved. Quebec. In 2003, the Port of Xiamen handled 34 million tons of cargo, including 2.3 million TEUs of containerized cargo. Wikipedia also has an article on Port of Xiamen. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. It handles coal. Houshi Port District concentrates on bulk cargoes for heavy chemical industries, and the Haicang District supports offshore industry. The Port of Xiamen is an important deep water port located on Xiamen Island, the adjacent mainland coast, and along the estuary of the Jiulongjiang River in southern Fujian, China. The Songyu District is devoted to petroleum. The Port of Xiamen is equipped with a wide range of machinery and equipment to handle all types of cargoes. Review and History    Port Commerce    Cruising and Travel    Satellite Map    Contact Information. The Port of Xiamen International Container Terminals (XICT) (Chinese language website) is located within the Haicang Port Zone within the Xiamen Special Economic Zone. The Virgin Islands Port Authority Port Authority intends to submit a new Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Application to the Federal Aviation Administration for the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas (CEKA). Windsor Port Authority. Xiamen was the first mainland Chinese port to initiate the direct shipment of cargo to Kaohsiung, the largest port in Taiwan. Part 1 of a Two-Part LogTech20 Webcast Series, Does Logistics Want to Be Self-Service? The Port of Xiamen also has automatic bagging equipment for bulk grains and fertilizer and an advanced stevedoring system for the coal wharf. The approach channel to the Port of Xiamen is 42 kilometers (68 miles) long with a depth of 14 meters (12.7 feet). The port comprises six areas: Heping, Dongdu, Haitian, Shihushan, Gaoqi and Liuwudian in Tongan. {"type":"SATELLITE","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"600px","height":"400px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":14,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":24.509485999999999,"lon":118.082643,"icon":""}]}. It is China's 4th major port for handling sixth-generation container vessels. The Port of Xiamen is made up of harbor districts. Established in 1992, the FTZ covers 1.2 thousand acres. Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority. All rights reserved. Saguenay Port Authority. The Port of Xiamen is an integral part of China's transportation system and an important stop for container ships traveling to/from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Kinmen Island is a natural barrier that protects the Port of Xiamen's harbor from heavy waves and winds. Prince Rupert Port Authority. This page was last edited on 25 December 2019, at 22:36. The longest berth at Xiamen Terminal is 350 meters (over 1.1 thousand feet) long, and the Port of Xiamen Terminal can accommodate vessels to 50 thousand DWT. At the end of 2010, the company had eight subsidiaries and one associate organization. The Xiamen Port Authority is responsible for levying and collecting fees related to shipping and the harbor and collecting and reporting Port of Xiamen shipping statistics. 4AllPorts is a new project stemming from the 4C Offshore group. Ships to 100 thousand tons can anchor in the Port of Xiamen's inner port, and ships of 50 thousand tons can enter the port for loading and unloading. In 2010, the value-added industrial output of the EPZ reached RMB 15.5 billion, an increase of over 58% from 2009, and gross industrial output reached RMB 54.5 billion (a 27% increase). Port Authority: Xiamen Port Authority. The Port of Xiamen is owned and operated by Xiamen Port Authority, a department of the Xiamen Municipal Government. One can handle vessels of 100,000 or more tonnes, 23 berths are for 10,000 or more tonnes, and two handle vessels between berths for 5,000 and 10,000 tonnes. Among the responsibilities of the port authority are implementing policies and enforcing regulations related to the harbor and shipping channel, formulating development plans for the Port of Xiamen, and administering harbor lands and waters. Xiamen Port Holding Group, which will operate the terminal, stated that the berth will have a remotely operated intelligent bridge crane, which greatly reduces the crane drivers’ workload. The third direct service supplements the carrier's CIMEX 6 and CIMEX 8 service. The XICT is linked to a sophisticated network of expressways that link it to other important cities in Fujian Province. [2], In 2003, Xiamen handled 34 million tonnes of cargo, including 2.33 million twenty-foot equivalent units of containers. Port News; Equipment News; Quick Links. The Port of Xiamen Terminal covers seven square kilometers (2.7 square miles) of land area and 300 square kilometers (116 square miles) of water surface. According to sources from Xiamen Customs, Port of Xiamen imported a total of 900,000 tonnes of power coal in July 2010 from Southeast Asian countries. The terminal includes over 10 acres of warehouse space and almost 106 acres of open yards. Construction will start once the plans for the dredging and land reclamation around the shoreline is approved, although a launch date has not been released. The FTZ has three main areas of activity: electronic and mechanical products, distributing imports/exports of stones, and international container transportation. Its major investors include companies like Kodak, Black & Decker, Magnetics, Spang, Jianying Technology (Taiwan), and Lianda Computer (Hong Kong). The berth is intended to accommodate ultra-large container ships (ULCS), with an annual throughput capacity of 910,000TEU. A growing number of feeder services is making the XICT an international transshipment hub. We have a dedicated team of researchers providing the latest information as well as many unique exciting ideas just waiting to be launched! In 2006, the government of Fujian Province decided to combine existing facilities at Haican, Songyu, Liu, and Zhangzhou to form the new Port of Xiamen (Chinese language website) to be administered by the Xiamen Port Authority.