The Dongjiakou port of Qingdao passed national acceptance for opening up on June 11.

Officials inspect the supporting facilities of Dongjiakou port on June 11. [Photo/dailyqd.com]

The Dongjiakou port area belongs to Qingdao Port, a branch of Shandong Port Group.

The port is located in the West Coast New Area and started construction in 2009 with a planned land area of 72 square kilometers, 112 berths, 35.7 kilometers of wharf coastline, and an annual passing capacity of 530 million tons.

On July 18, 2016, the State Council released a formal document approving the opening up of Dongjiakou port. The port's supporting facilities will be officially opened to the outside world after receiving approval from relevant departments.

The Dongjiakou port currently has 5.45 kilometers of wharf shoreline and 18 berths. Its container and cargo throughput reached 158.12 million tons in 2019.

A cargo ship docks at Dongjiakou port in Qingdao. [Photo/dailyqd.com]

The opening up of Dongjiakou port is expected to benefit local companies in a variety of ways, including offering convenient and fast customs procedures and logistical advantages, according a local official, who added that it will also further boost the economic development of Qingdao and its surrounding areas.