Lyusi port area in Qidong receives 19th foreign ship
A Dutch general cargo ship berthed on April 8 at the 100,000-ton general terminal in the Lyusi port area – located in the county-level city of Qidong administered by Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province – making it the 19th foreign ship to be received there since it started operating late last year.
The Dutch vessel will be loaded with 48 wind power turbine blades at the Lyusi port area and then head out to Australia. [Photo/ntfabu.com]
With a mooring length of 556 meters and a pier width of 42 m, the 100,000-ton terminal is able to handle 7.1 million tons of bulk cargo per year. [Photo/ntfabu.com]
The Lyusi port area is regarded as a key part of the Tongzhou Bay demonstration area which is positioned to have a pivotal role in the Yangtze River Economic Belt development strategy – being one of the core units of the Yangtze River Delta port group, as well as a container hub located at the north wing of the Shanghai international shipping center. [Photo/ntfabu.com]