Recently, Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. issued an announcement on the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary to invest in the construction and operation of the international general terminal project in the Nansha Port Area of Guangzhou Port. In order to better serve the economic and social development of the hinterland, speed up capacity building, improve the passing capacity of general and container terminals, and accelerate the development of the main port business, Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd. plans to invest in the construction of an international general terminal project in Nansha Port Area of Guangzhou Port, with an estimated investment of 74.72 billion.

Project Overview

The project is located in the downstream of the third phase of Nansha Port Area. According to the Nansha Port Area Planning and Adjustment Plan approved by the Ministry of Transport in 2016, two 150,000-ton and two 100,000-ton general-purpose berths are proposed. Design and construction of berthing 200,000-ton container ships, with a designed annual passing capacity of 10 million tons; build 8 3,000-ton general inland river barge berths, and the hydraulic structure is designed and constructed according to berthing 5,000-ton inland river barges, with a designed annual passing capacity of 5.5 million ton; build six 3,000-ton container inland barge berths with a designed annual throughput of 500,000 TEU. The annual design passing capacity of this project is 15.5 million tons of general bulk cargo and 500,000 TEU of containers. The construction period of the project is expected to be 3 years. Keywords: engineering news, engineering construction, engineering construction information

After the project is completed, it will promote the coordinated development of the port business of Guangzhou Port, optimize the river-sea intermodal transportation pattern in the port area, and enhance the market competitiveness of Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd.Editor/Zhao E