NINGBO (Ningpo), including Beilun and Zhenhai:

29°52' N 121°31' E                                       

OVERVIEW: The port handles oil, dry bulk, timber, steel, cement and containers.

    Much of the imported iron ore arrives in vessels up to 100,000 d.w.t. At Beilun Harbour, half of the cargo is unloaded, in order to reduce the vessel's draft, for eventual discharge at Shanghai's Baoshan Steel Mill's private berth.

LOCATION: Beilun Harbour is about 100 km. from Shanghai on the Yangtze River Delta.

    Beilun Port District: Lat. 29°56'8.6" N, Long. 121°51'05" E

    Ningbo Port District: Lat. 29°52'54" N, Long. 121°33'24" E

    Zhenhai Port District: Lat. 29°57'00" N, Long. 121°43'05" E.

CHARTS: BA Chart No. 1429.

MAX. SIZE: 5,000 d.w.t., LOA 126 m., beam 17.0 m., draft 7.0 m. Passengers: 3,000 d.w.t., LOA 110 m., beam 15.8 m., draft 4.5 m.