Marine
Transportation
Xiamen
is an important hub port located in the midpoint along the route
between Shanghai and Hong Kong, facilitating the travels between
the two. The world's top 20 shipping companies have all set up
their businesses in Xiamen, establishing Xiamen as a destination
of a great many major shipping routes and a big provider of shipment
services.
Basic Information of Xiamen Port
Xiamen Port is the national first-class port. The coast line in
the harbor area stretches for 30km and the depth of water reaches
up to 17.5 meters.
Xiamen Port has altogether 74 berths, of which 12 berths are container
terminals.
Xiamen Port is the 7th largest container port in China, and ranks
first 30 of Global Container Port 100. It is the 4th port in China
with the capacity to handle the sixth-generation large container
vessels. In 2004, Xiamen port handled 42.61 million tons of cargo,
including 2.87 million TEUs of containers,
Xiamen is the first port to start pilot direct cargo shipment
with Kaohsiung in Taiwan , handling a total number of 2.60 million
TEUS of containers.
Shipping
Routes
|
Number
of Voyages
(Monthly) |
Voyage
Duration
(Days) |
Destinations |
| Xiamen--
Japan |
51 |
3~7 |
Kobe,
Moji, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tokyo, Yokkaichi, Naha, Ishigaki,
Miyako, etc. |
| Xiamen--
U.S.A |
32
|
20~32 |
Long
beach, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, New
York |
Xiamen--
Europe & the
Mediterranean |
32 |
33~37
|
Rotterdam,
Hamburg, Antwerp, Zeeburgge, Le Herve, Bremerhaven, Barcelona,
Genoa, Naples |
| Xiamen--
Australia |
4 |
12~18 |
SydneyŁ¬Melbourne,
Brisbane |
| Xiamen--
Chile |
4
|
20~37
|
Manzanillo(Mexico),
San Jose(Guatemala), Corinto(Nicaragua),Balboa(Panama),
Guayaguil(Ecuador), Callao(Peru), Lquique & Valparaiso(Chile) |
| Xiamen--
Singapore |
12
|
5
|
Singapore |
| Xiamen--
South Korea |
12
|
3~7
|
Pusan |
| Xiamen--
Kaohsiung |
60 |
1
|
Transfer
to other ports all over the world |
| Xiamen-
Hong Kong |
72 |
1 |
Transfer
to other ports all over the world |
| Xiamen--
Vietnam |
4
|
3~7
|
Ho
Chi Minh |
| Xiamen--
Thailand |
8
|
5~7 |
Bangkok |
| Xiamen--
Cambodia |
4
|
5~7 |
Sihanuk |
| Xiamen--
Taizhong |
4
|
5
|
En
route via Ishigaki |
Freight
Forwarders
|
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