Back ميناء شنغهاي Arabic مينا شنجهاى ARZ Puertu de Shanghai AST সাংহাই বন্দর Bengali/Bangla Port de Shanghai Catalan Šanghajský přístav Czech Hafen von Shanghai German Λιμάνι της Σαγκάης Greek Puerto de Shanghái Spanish Shanghaiko portua EU
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| Port of Shanghai 上海港 | |
|---|---|
 Yangshan Deep-water Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Location | Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 30°37′36″N 122°03′54″E / 30.626539°N 122.064958°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1842 (As treaty port) |
| Operated by | Shanghai International Port Company Ltd. |
| Owned by | Public |
| Type of harbour | Deep-water seaport/Riverport |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 514 million (2016) |
| Annual container volume | 43.3 million TEU (2019) |
| Website portshanghai.com.cn | |
The Port of Shanghai (Chinese: 上海港; pinyin: Shànghǎi Gǎng ; Wu; Zånhae Kån) is located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.
The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the Shanghai Port Authority. Companies such as the Shanghai Port Container Co. and Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone Port Co. were involved in port of Shanghai.[1]
In 2010, Shanghai port overtook the Port of Singapore to become the world's busiest container port. Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEU, whereas Singapore's was a half million TEU behind.[2][3] Shanghai handled 43.3 million TEU in 2019.[4]
Shanghai is one of only four port-cities in the world to be categorised as a large-port Megacity, due to its high volumes of port traffic and large urban population.[5]
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