The Port of Tianjin is owned by the Chinese state; however, it operates as an independent corporation with its own commercial and financial activities. The Tianjin Municipality People's Government is the port owner, and the municipal government appoints the board of the Tianjin Port Group.
The Tianjin Port Group (TPG) is the holding company and ultimate controlling body for most Port of Tianjin operations. TPG is the port landowner and the primary port operator in the Port of Tianjin, and it holds some of the Port Authority's supervisory roles. Through its 69 subordinate or affiliated units, the Tianjin Port Group runs nearly all Port of Tianjin operations, and it employs about 40 thousand people.
The municipal government supervises and administers the activities of the Port of Tianjin. When the Tianjin Port Authority was incorporated into the Tianjin Port Group in 2004, primary responsibility for the Port of Tianjin passed to the Tianjin Transportation and Port Authority (TTPA). The TTPA implements state policies, laws, and regulations and licenses, audits, and certifies businesses that operate in the port, particularly the terminals.
The Tianjin Port Group's major operating subsidiary is the Tianjin Port Development Company Ltd. (TPD), the major shareholder of the Tianjin Port Holdings Company Ltd. (TPC). Through the holdings company, the Tianjin Port Development Company controls terminals and cargo-handling activities in the Port of Tianjin. The Tianjin Port Group controls strategic planning, utilities, and port-related services. The Tianjin Port Group is a party to 53 joint ventures in the Port of Tianjin.
The Port of Tianjin is always open. It is a complete full-service port that handles all types of cargoes including containers, liquid and dry bulk, general cargo, and vehicles. It also serves passengers.
Formerly known as the Port of Tanggu, the modern Port of Tianjin is the maritime gateway to Beijing. Located on the western shores of Bohai Bay in the Haihe River estuary, the Port of Tianjin is about 170 kilometers (about 105 miles) southeast of Beijing and 60 kilometers (about 37 miles) east of Tianjin city.
The Port of Tianjin is the core of Tianjin's Binhai New Area, a major special economic zone for northern China. The Port of Tianjin is the biggest manmade port on China's mainland. Covering 10.7 thousand hectares (107 square kilometers), the Port of Tianjin contains a 21.5 kilometer (about 13 mile) quay shoreline and more than 100 production berths. Autonomous companies (joint ventures or subsidiaries of the Tianjin Port Group) operate the production terminals in the Port of Tianjin. Logistics companies process cargoes.
In 2010, the Port of Tianjin handled 413 million tons of cargo and over 10 million TEUs of containerized cargo, ranking fourth in the world's ports for tonnage and eleventh for container traffic. The Port of Tianjin welcomes from 140 to 160 new ocean-going vessels each day. In 2010, the Port of Tianjin recorded more than 97 thousand ship movements, including about 70 thousand ships of more than 60 meters (197 feet) in length.
The Port of Tianjin covers an area of about 20 thousand hectares (200 square kilometers), including 4.7 thousand hectares (47 square kilometers) of land area. The navigation channel is 17.4 meters (57.1 feet) and can accommodate vessels to 200 thousand DWT.
- Port Areas
The Port of Tianjin is made up of five main areas: Beijiang, Haihe, Nanjiang, Beigang, and Dongjiang. The Tianjin Lingang Industrial area is being constructed south of the Nanjiang Port Area.
The Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area is home to the original Tanggu New Port as well as new port facilities on reclaimed land. Covering about 3.6 thousand hectares (36.8 thousand square kilometers), the Beijiang Port Area in the Port of Tianjin has almost 19 kilometers (1.3 thousand miles) of coastline. It is the Port of Tianjin's primary administrative and service area. In addition to general cargo and container terminals, the Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area contains the port's Free Trade Zone, the Container Logistics Center, and the Tianjin Port Trade and Shipping Service Area.
The Haihe Port Area contains the Port of Tianjin's riverine docks on a 39.5-kilometer (24.5-mile) stretch from the Haihe Second Tidal Barrier to the Xingang Shipping Lock. The Haihe Port Area was at one time the core of the old Tanggu port. As more areas have been converted to riverfront real estate, the number of wharves in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area has decreased.
In 2003, Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area included 56 production berths and 83 berths on 7.1 thousand meters (23.3 thousand feet) of quay. When work began on the Tanggu central business district in the Port of Tianjin, many existing facilities were demolished. However, industrial expansions upriver will probably mean the recovery of some berths. The Port of Tianjin is planning for six different production areas in the Haihe Port Area that will cover an area of 970 hectares (9.7 square kilometers) and include 21 kilometers (13 miles) of quays, and 70 berths that can handle total throughput of 2.42 million tons of cargo.
The Nanjiang Port Area in the Port of Tianjin sits on a 16-kilometer (9.9-mile) artificial island that covers about 2.6 thousand hectares (26 square kilometers) with a 14.2-kilometer (8.8 mile) shoreline on the north side and a 12-kilometer (7.5 mile) shoreline on the south side. The Port of Tianjin's Nanjiang Port Area is home to the bulk cargo terminals, particularly coal and oil terminals and terminals handling dry and liquid bulk cargoes.
The Beigang Port Area in the Port of Tianjin contains a 2.4 hectare barge wharf with minimal capabilities. Located on the New Yongding River estuary, plans have been developed to expand the Beigang area to support the Binhai tourism area. These new Port of Tianjin facilities will include one 230-meter (754-foot) and one 150-meter (492-foot) wharf, both of which will support passenger and cargo ships in the Port of Tianjin. To the north in the river's mouth is the Beigang Fishing Harbor.
The Dongjiang Port Area is in the northeast basin of the Port of Tianjin. It is located on a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) long, three-kilometer (1.9-mile) wide artificial peninsula. Covering 3.3 thousand hectares (33 square kilometers), the Dongjiang Port Area is Port of Tianjin's newest area.
While it is still being developed, the Port of Tianjin's Dongjiang Port Area houses a new container terminal, a thousand-hectare (ten square kilometer) bonded port area, and a new container terminal. When complete, the Port of Tianjin's Dongjiang Port Area will be a sophisticated complex with three zones: an area for terminals; a service zone with office with space for offices, residences, and leisure facilities; and a logistics processing zone for the bonded port area. The new Port of Tianjin leisure area will center on yachting piers and the cruise terminal and will include an artificial beach.
The new Dagukou Port Area in the Port of Tianjin will house the Tianjin Lingang Harbor Industrial Zone. Located south of the Nanjiang Port Area, the new Port of Tianjin Dagukou Port Area will have capacity to handle 100 million tons per year. The present Dagukou Port Area contains the ship-building cluster of facilities.
- Channels
Approaches to the Port of Tianjin include several shipping channels and the Haihe River. The Main shipping channel is 39.5 kilometers (24.5 miles) long. It begins at the Port of Tianjin's VTS control area gate line (37 kilometers or 20 nautical miles) from the VTS control tower. The main channel ends at the beginning of the Chuanzhadong Channel.
The Main Shipping Channel in the Port of Tianjin can accommodate vessels of 300 thousand DWT at high tide and of 200 thousand DWT at other times. In late 2010, work was finished in the Port of Tianjin to allow two-way traffic for 250 thousand DWT vessels. The work widened the Main Shipping Channel breakwater mouth to 1100 meters (3.6 thousand feet) wide and the bottom to 420 meters (1.4 thousand feet) wide with a depth of 19.5 meters (64 feet).
Upgrades began in April 2011 that will make the Port of Tianjin's Main Shipping Channel suitable for all-tide two-way traffic for vessels of as much as 300 thousand DWT. The project will make the Port of Tianjin Main Shipping Channel 407 meters (1.3 thousand feet) wide, 21 meters (10.8 feet) deep, and 33.3 kilometers (20.7 miles) long.
The 27.5-kilometer (17.1-mile) Dagusha Channel in the Port of Tianjin is separate from the main channel and extends from the entrance to the end of the fairway. In late 2010, the Port of Tianjin's Dagusha Channel was dredged to a depth of 12.5 meters (41 feet) to allow one-way traffic for 100 thousand DWT vessels.
The Dagusha Channel in the Port of Tianjin is undergoing further upgrades to expand the bottom to 200 meters (656 feet) wide and 14.8 meters (48.6 feet) deep, allowing two-way traffic for 100 thousand DWT vessels. In the longer term, the Port of Tianjin's Dagusha Channel will be dredged so that it can accommodate ships of up to 200 thousand DWT.
The Port of Tianjin's 8.5-kilometer (5.3-mile) North Branch Channel extends from the point where it splits from the Main channel to the northern end of the basin. With a depth of 15 meters (49.2 feet), the junction of the Port of Tianjin's North Branch Channel where it meets the Main Shipping Channel was widened to 765 meters (2.5 thousand feet) to allow traffic to merge.
- Anchorages
The Port of Tianjin contains seven major anchorages, all of which are designated for waiting for berths, quarantine, inspection, and pilotage. These anchorages offer limited shelter from rough seas and bad weather. Especially in winter, anchor-dragging is common. Because the bottom hold is poor, care should be taken in choosing anchorage spots.
Located on both sides of the Port of Tianjin Main Shipping Channel, the Dagukou North, Dagukou South, and Chemical Bulk anchorages are east of the Dagu Lighthouse. They are used by most of the Port of Tianjin's traffic and can become crowded, increasing the risk of collisions. Two deep-water anchorages in the Port of Tianjin are located in the deeper areas of the Bohai Bay. One of these is capable of handling very large vessels of over 150 thousand DWT.
Two more anchorages are located on the south side of the Port of Tianjin's Main Shipping Channel. Anchorage 5 covers two thousand hectares and has depths from 16 to 18 meters (52.3 to 59 feet), accommodating larger vessels. Although it is not used often, the Port of Tianjin Anchorage 6 is operational and covers four thousand hectares with depths from 10 to 13 meters (32.1 to 42.7 feet).
- Warehousing and storage
Tianjin Port Group is a majority shareholder in all but three of the Port of Tianjin's terminals. Tianjin Port Holdings Company is involved in all operations of the Port of Tianjin, including warehousing and storage, freight forwarding, and shipping brokerage services.
In 2010, Royal Vopak entered into a joint venture with the Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Group to construct and operate a 19-hectare chemical storage terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Lingang Industrial Park that will have initial storage capacity for 95.3 thousand cubic meters and two jetties that serve the new terminal. Ultimately, this Port of Tianjin terminal will have capacity for 380 thousand cubic meters. The terminal will support chemical production plants in the industrial park and be a distribution terminal for regional logistics flows and for imports and exports.
A three thousand square meter (32.3 thousand square foot) warehouse located in the Port of Tianjin free trade zone is used both for cargo processing and storage. The warehouse is available for lease through the Beijing Shunxin Qianshou Food & Beverage Group Company.
Ample Supply Chain Company Ltd (ASC) is a professional provider of international supply chain services. The Port of Tianjin's ASC provides warehouse storage for frozen products. Available temperatures range from -18°C (-0.4°F) to -25°C (-13°F).
The Tianjin Port Container Transportation Company Ltd. maintains a 56-hectare storage yard, 2.5-hectare warehouses, dedicated special-purpose railway of 2800 meters (9.2 thousand feet), 194 reefer plugs for containers, and a container-repair workshop. This Port of Tianjin facility has capacity to store 40 thousand TEUs, including 10 thousand TEUs in the collection and distribution center.
The Tianjin Port Container Transportation Company has a wide range of container handling equipment that includes 12 45-ton heavy-reach stackers, six empty container handlers, one 7-ton forklift, five 6-ton forklifts, one 5-forklift, 17 40-ton container trailers, and three 25ton cranes. The company's five container storage yards in the Port of Tianjin serve ten international and nine Chinese shipping companies.
The Tianjin Port Customs Inspection Center's Sanwan storage yard covers seven hectares (70 thousand square meters) and includes 18 container reefer plugs. Inspection of import and export waste materials is also conducted at this Port of Tianjin storage yard.
In the No. 4 Harbor Basin of the Port of Tianjin are two warehouses with a total area of 1.1 hectares (10.8 thousand square meters) and a storage yard of three hectares. Associated with the Tianjin Port Container Terminal Company Ltd, these Port of Tianjin warehouses can handle normal, dangerous, and over-sized cargoes including over-weight containers.
The Tianjin Port Container Terminal Company's OOCL storage yard is located inside the port to the east of the Port of Tianjin Customs Inspection Center. The storage yard covers an area of 20 hectares in the Port of Tianjin and contains warehouses of two thousand square meters (21.5 thousand square feet), 80 container reefer plugs, and one fumigation warehouse.
A second Port of Tianjin collection and distribution storage yard is located inside the port and next to the Port of Tianjin's Free Trade Zone. This 22-hectare storage yard contains six warehouses and is the Port of Tianjin's only garden storage yard and the only location appointed by the Port of Tianjin-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
The Port of Tianjin Coal Terminal Company has a 30-hectare storage yard that can store over 1.7 million tons of coal. The Port of Tianjin's 350-hectare Container Yard can accommodate 8.3 million tons of containerized cargo at one time. There are also 280 hectares of yards for bulk cargo in the Port of Tianjin that can accommodate up to 5.1 million tons of bulk cargo at one time. The Port of Tianjin's Shenhua Terminal Company also has 43 hectares of yards with capacity to store more than 1.4 million tons of cargo.
- Container terminals
The Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin has four berths that can accommodate vessels to 100 thousand DWT. This Port of Tianjin container terminal has 1202 meters (3944 feet) of quays with alongside depth of from 13.8 to 15.7 meters (45.3 to 51.5 feet). Covering 35 hectares, this Port of Tianjin terminal has 12 65-ton cranes and capacity to handle 1.5 million TEUs per year.
The Tianjin Orient Container Terminal is also located in the Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area. The terminal has four berths for4 vessels to 100 thousand DWT. It has 1138 meters (3734 feet) of quays with alongside depth of 14 meters (46 feet). The Port of Tianjin's Orient Container Terminal covers 45 hectares and is equipped with ten quay cranes capable of handling 30.5 tons (two cranes), 40.5 tons (three cranes), and 43 tons (five cranes.) This Port of Tianjin terminal has capacity to handle 1.4 million TEUs per year.
The Tianjin Port Alliance International Container Terminal is in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin. The terminal has three berths for vessels to 100 thousand DWT. The quay is 1100 meters (3609 feet) long alongside depth of 15.5 meters (51 feet). Eleven 65-ton quay cranes serve this Port of Tianjin terminal. This Port of Tianjin terminal covers 63.2 hectares and has capacity to handle 1.85 million TEUs per year.
The Tianjin Port Container Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area has four berths. One of these berths can accommodate vessels of 25 thousand DWT, and three can accommodate vessels of 50 thousand DWT. The Port of Tianjin Container Terminal has 1323 meters (4341 feet) of quay with alongside depths ranging from 12 to 16 meters (39.4 to 52.5 feet). Covering 70 hectares, the Tianjin Port Container Terminal is equipped with 14 quay cranes (three 30.5-ton, one 40.5-ton, and ten 61 ton). This Port of Tianjin container terminal can handle 1.6 million TEUs per year.
The 83.6-hectare Tianjin Port Euroasia International Container Terminal in the Beijiang Port Area has three berths. Two of these berths can accommodate vessels of 100 thousand DWT, and one of them serves vessels of 70 thousand DWT. Total quay length at the Port of Tianjin's Euroasia container terminal is 1200 meters (3937 feet), and the quay has alongside depth of 14.8 meters (48.6 feet). Equipped with ten 65-ton quay cranes, this Port of Tianjin terminal can handle 1.8 million TEUs per year.
The Port of Tianjin Shenghua International Container Terminal is also in the Beijiang Port Area. The terminal has three berths serving 100 thousand DWT vessels. There are 1100 meters (3609 feet) of quay with alongside depths ranging from 15.5 to 18 meters (50.9 to 59.1 feet). Under construction at the time of this survey, this Port of Tianjin contain terminal will handle 1.7 million TEUs per year when completed.
In the Port of Tianjin's Donjiang Port Area, the 218-hectare Tianjin Port Pacific International Container Terminal has six berths that can accommodate vessels of 100 thousand DWT with 2300 meters (7546 feet) of quay with alongside depth of 16 meters (52.5 feet). Equipped with 23 65-ton quay cranes, the Port of Tianjin's Pacific International Container Terminal can handle 4 million TEUs per year.
- Bulk and breakbulk terminals
The Port of Tianjin's 1.2-hectare Guojiadai Terminal is also in the Haihe Port Area. This bulk terminal has four berths and a quay length of 326 meters (1070 feet) with alongside depth of 5 meters (16.4 feet). Five quay cranes serve this Port of Tianjin bulk terminal which has an annual cargo-handling capacity of 3.6 million tons.
The Tianjin Shangyuan Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area has one berth handling bulk cargoes. The quay is 97 meters (318 feet) long with alongside depth of 4.8 meters (15.7 feet). Serving the Chaori Power Plant, this Port of Tianjin terminal is equipped with two quay cranes.
In the Nanjiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin, the Hanjiang Specialized Ore Terminal was under construction at the time of this survey. This Port of Tianjin bulk terminal has one berth serving vessels to 300 thousand DWT with quay length of 400 meters (1312 feet) and alongside depth of 22.3 meters (76.4 feet).
The Phase I Shenhua Tianjin Coal Terminal is located in the Port of Tianjin's Nanjiang Port Area. With annual capacity for 45 million tons of bulk cargo, the Phase I Coal Terminal has three berths (one for vessels of 150 thousand DWT and two for vessels of 70 thousand DWT) with total quay length of 890 meters (2920 feet) and alongside depth of 19.2 meters (63 feet). The Port of Tianjin's Phase I Coal Terminal is equipped with three loaders.
The Phase II Shenhua Tianjin Coal Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin was under construction at the time of this survey. The Phase II Coal Terminal has three berths serving vessels of 50 thousand, 70 thousand, and 150 thousand DWT. Total quay length at this Port of Tianjin coal terminal is 890 meters (2920 feet) with alongside depth of 19.2 meters (63 feet). With annual capacity for 35 million tons of cargo, the Phase II Coal Terminal in the Port of Tianjin is equipped with three loaders.
The 10-hectare Tianjin Port Coke Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Nanjiang Port Area can handle 1.8 million tons of bulk ore cargoes per year. This Port of Tianjin terminal has two berths that can accommodate 70 thousand DWT vessels. The quay is 684 meters (2244 feet) long and has alongside depth of 13.8 meters (45.3 feet). With capacity to handle six coastal barges, this Port of Tianjin coke terminal is equipped with seven quay cranes (four 30-ton and three 40-ton) and two loaders with capacity for two thousand tons per hour.
The Tianjin Port Yuanhang Ore Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Nanjiang Port Area has two berths with capacity for 200 thousand DWT vessels. Total quay length is 445 meters (1460 feet) with alongside depth of 19.3 meters (63.3 feet). This Port of Tianjin ore terminal is equipped with 16 40-ton quay cranes.
The 30-hectare Tianjin Port Huaneng Coal Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin. With annual capacity to handle four million tons of coal per year, this Port of Tianjin terminal has four berths with total quay length of 1110 meters (3642 feet) and alongside depth of 19.6 meters (64.3 feet). The coal terminal is equipped with two 40-ton cranes and four and two loaders.
The Tianjin Port Dry Bulk Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area has seven berths handling bulk cargoes. Currently under construction, the alongside depth of this Port of Tianjin dry bulk terminal is 22.5 meters (73.8 feet).
The Fourth Stevedoring Company Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area handles timber and mineral ores. The 46-hectare bulk and general terminal in the Port of Tianjin has five berths that can accommodate vessels of 30 thousand DWT. Total quay length at this Port of Tianjin terminal is 912 meters (2992 feet) and alongside depths range from 9 to 10.5 meters (29.5 to 34.4 feet). The Port of Tianjin's Fourth Stevedoring Company Terminal is equipped with five 25-ton quay cranes and 11 10-ton quay cranes.
The Port of Tianjin's 35-hectare Fifth Stevedoring Company Terminal in the Beijiang Port Area handles some 2.3 million tons of bulk and general cargoes per year. With five berths (three for vessels of 60 DWT and two for vessels of 150 DWT), total quay length is 996 meters (3268 feet) and has alongside depths of from 11.5 to 16.5 meters (37.7 to 54.1 feet). The Fifth Stevedoring Company Terminal in the Port of Tianjin is equipped with seven 40-ton quay cranes and 12 10-ton quay cranes.
The Port of Tianjin has two service/ancillary wharves for bulk cargoes. The Dongjiang Construction Materials Terminal handles up to 1.3 million tons of sea sand and stone per year. It has one berth that is 212 meters (695 feet) long with alongside depth of 10 meters (32.8 feet). This Port of Tianjin has five quay cranes.
The 5.7-hectare Nanjiang Harbor Terminal in the Port of Tianjin can handle 4.5 million tons of bulk cargo per year. Its berth can accommodate one 20-thousand DWT container ship or one 35-thousand DWT bulk carrier. This Port of Tianjin terminal has quay length of 209 meters (686 feet) with alongside depth of 8 meters (3 feet). Four quay cranes serve the Nanjiang Harbor Terminal in the Port of Tianjin.
- Oil / liquid Terminals
The oil and liquid bulk terminals in the Port of Tianjin are located in the Haihe and Nanjiang Port Areas. The Heibei Maritime Transport Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area handle liquid bulk cargoes. Located at the Shuixian Wharf, the terminal has two berths and total quay length of 145 meters (476 feet) with alongside depth of six meters (19.7 feet).
The Dagu Chemical Company Liquid Chemical Terminal in the Haihe Port Area of the Port of Tianjin handles cargoes of propylene and liquid lye. Its two berths serve vessels of three thousand DWT. The berths are 130 and 101 meters (426 and 331 feet) long and have alongside depth of 5.6 meters (18.4 feet).
The Port of Tianjin's North Sea Oil and Grain Company Terminal in the Haihe Port Area has two berths serving vessels of three thousand DWT. Quay length is 150 meters (492 feet) with alongside depth of six meters (19.7 feet).
Also in the Haihe Port Area of the Port of Tianjin, the Jinghai Petrochemical 908 Wharf has two berths accommodating vessels of three thousand DWT. The berths are 137 and 55 meters (450 and 180 feet) long with alongside depth of from 5.5 to six meters (18 to 19.7 feet).
The 30-hectare Tianjin Binhai Alliance Petrochemical Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area has two berths for three thousand DWT vessels. Quay length is 160 meters (525 feet, and alongside depth is seven meters (23 feet). This Port of Tianjin terminal is equipped with four quay cranes.
The Tianlong Liquid Chemical Company Terminal in the Haihe Port Area of the Port of Tianjin has one berth for liquid bulk vessels of three thousand DWT. Quay length is 120 meters (394 feet) with alongside depth of five meters (16.4 feet).
The Port of Tianjin's Great Wall Lubricants Terminal is in the Haihe Port Area. Handling oil, this Port of Tianjin terminal has one 120-meter (394-foot) quay with alongside depth of 5.6 meters (18.4 feet).
Also in the Haihe Port Area, the Xinhe Oil Storage and Distribution Center Terminal in the Port of Tianjin has one berth for vessels of three thousand DWT. The quay is 123 meters (403 feet) long with alongside depth of six meters (19.7 feet).
The Port of Tianjin's 40-hectare Sinochem Tianjin Port Petrochemical Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area can handle five million tons of oil per year. This Port of Tianjin terminal has three berths serving vessels of 50 thousand, 10 thousand, and five thousand DWT. Total quay length is 509 meters (1670 feet).
The Port of Tianjin's Tianjin Port Shihua Crude Oil Terminal has one berth that can accommodate 300 thousand DWT vessels. With total quay length of 484 meters (1588 feet) and alongside depth of 22.5 meters (73.8 feet), the terminal is equipped with four loading arms with an unloading rate from eight- to 12-thousand tons per hour and an annual capacity for 20 million tons of oil.
The Tianjin Port Petrochemical Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin also has annual capacity for 20 million tons of oil per year. The four berths serve vessels of 300 thousand, 80 thousand, 30 thousand, and 15 thousand DWT. Total quay length is 1227 meters (4027 feet) with alongside depths from 17.4 to 18.8 meters (57.1 to 61.7 feet). This Port of Tianjin is equipped with 24 loading arm cranes.
The Tianjin Port PetroChina Crude Oil Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area has one berth with alongside depth of 22 meters (72 feet) for 300 thousand DWT vessels. This Port of Tianjin terminal is currently under construction.
Also under construction is the Tianjin Port CNOOC Crude Oil Terminal in the Nanjiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin. It has one berth for 300 thousand DWT vessels.
The Tianjin Port CNOOC LNG Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Nanjiang Port Area is also under construction and may be replaced by a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit. The terminal has alongside depth of 22.5 meters (74 feet).
- Ro/Ro terminals
The Port of Tianjin has two roll-on/roll-off terminals in the Beijiang Port Area. The 13.8 hectare Tianjin Port RO-RO Terminal has two berths that can accommodate vessels from 50- to 80-thousand DWT. In addition to RO-RO cargoes, the terminal also handles grain and edible oils. Total quay length is 471 meters (1545 feet) with alongside depth of 14.1 meters (46.3 feet). This Port of Tianjin RO-RO terminal has annual capacity for 200 thousand CEUs and 1.5 million metric tons of edible oils.
The 34-hectare TPG Global RO-RO Terminal in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin has annual capacity for 500 thousand CEUs. The terminal has two berths for vessels of 75 thousand DWT. Total quay length is 580 meters (1903 feet) with alongside depth of 11.4 meters (37.4 feet). The wharf is tilted to account for tides.
- General and multi-purpose terminals
The Port of Tianjin's 40-hectare Huicheng General Cargo Terminal is located in the Dongjiang Port Area has annual capacity for 11 million tons of general cargo. The terminal has four berths (two for vessels of 40 thousand DWT and two for vessels of 100 thousand DWT). Total quay length is 1075 meters (3527 feet), and alongside depth is 15.5 meters (51 feet). The terminal is equipped with six 25-ton quay cranes.
Also in the Dongjiang Port Area, the Tianjin Xingang Sinor Terminal in the Port of Tianjin handles general and specialist cargoes, particularly square-shaped cargo. The berth at the terminal serves vessels of 38 thousand DWT. Quay length is 200 meters (656 feet) with alongside depth of 10.7 meters (35 feet). With annual capacity for 600 thousand tons per year, this Port of Tianjin terminal is equipped with one 10-ton quay crane.
Located in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area, the 10-hectare Sinotrans Tianjin Xinhe Distribution Terminal handles general cargo. It has five berths for three thousand DWT vessels. Total quay length is 488 meters (1601 feet), and the berths have alongside depth of six meters (19.7 feet).
- Cruise and passenger terminals
The 8-hectare Port of Tianjin International Cruiser Homeport has capacity to handle 500 thousand passengers per year. Located in the Dongjiang Port Area, the Cruiser Homeport has two berths, but six more berths pare planned. The existing berths have quay length of 625 meters (2050 feet). The six planned berths will have quay length of two thousand meters (6562 feet).
Beginning operations in the summer of 2010, the new Tianjin Cruise Homeport is located at the southern tip of the Dongjiang peninsula at a 120-hectare area being developed as a tourist complex. The new complex will contain resorts, hotels, and duty-free shopping. The new six-hectare terminal in the Port of Tianjin will contain the Port of Tianjin's administrative offices, restaurants, hotels, shipping agencies, and other passenger services. Its migration and customs facilities will be able to process four thousand passengers at the same time, giving it annual capacity for 500 thousand passengers. The Port of Tianjin Cruise Homeport can accommodate two cruise vessels of up to 220 thousand gross tons. Two international cruise lines, Italy's Costa Cruises and Norway-US's Royal Caribbean International Cruises, are making the Port of Tianjin their homeport in Asia. They will homeport cruisers in the Port of Tianjin during the summer. Costa Cruises will homeport their Romantica, and Royal Caribbean will homeport their Legend of the Seas.
The one-hectare Tianjin Xingang Passenger Terminal located in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin has annual capacity for 350 thousand passengers. It has three berths serving vessels of 10 thousand DWT. Total quay length is 439 meters (1440 feet), and alongside depth is from eight to 12 meters (26.2 to 39.4 feet). This Port of Tianjin terminal is equipped with a ten-ton quay crane. The Tianjin Xingang Passenger Terminal in the Port of Tianjin is located adjacent to the Bomesc Shipyard. Operated by the Tianjin Passenger Company, the terminal was at one time used for visiting pleasure cruisers. Since the Tianjin Homeport began operations in 2010, it has been used for ferry services and coastal cruises.
The terminal and support buildings cover 1.5 hectares of developed surface. The terminal serves passenger ships, roll-on/roll-off ferries, automobile carriers, and cruise ships. The K-1 Berth has a floating bridge that supports all-tide service for RO-RO vessels, and it is the most-used berth for harbor pilots.
Four major ferry lines use the Port of Tianjin Xingang Passenger Terminal. The fleet of three RO-RO ferry boats travel two international routes between the Port of Tianjin and Japan's Kobe and between the Port of Tianjin and South Korea's Incheon and two domestic routes between the Port of Tianjin and Yantai and between the Port of Tianjin and Dalian. At present, the ferries only operate during the summer.
- Yachting marinas
Three projects for large-scale marinas are underway in the Port of Tianjin to meet the demands of China's growing middle and upper classes. The Tianjin Bokai Yachting Leisure Center in the Dongjiang Scenic Area is located at the end of an artificial beach. Currently under construction, the new yachting center will have 700 berths, the first 71 of which should be finished by the end of 2011.
The Sino-Australia Royal Yacht City is a one thousand berth project in the Port of Tianjin's Central Fishing Port. The Yacht City is envisioned as a Northern Yacht Industrial Center with manufacturers, retail outlets, and marinas in one complex.
The Port of Tianjin plans to add three thousand yacht berths at the Hi-Speed Tianjin Yacht City in the Binhai Tourist Area. Aimed at a mass market, the marina will include yacht rentals, yacht racing, diving services, and other recreational activities.
The Port of Tianjin's Tourist Boat Wharf in the Nanjiang Port Area is used by sightseeing and service boats like water barges and bilge boats. Its quay is 190 meters (623 feet) long with alongside depth of two meters (6.6 feet).
- Stevedores
The Fist Stevedoring Company Terminal in the Port of Tianjin's Beijiang Port Area is a multi-purpose terminal with six berths (three for 10-thousand DWT vessels, one for 15-thousand DWT vessels, and two for 20-thousand DWT vessels). Total quay length is 1401 meters (4596 feet), and alongside depths range from 10.5 to 11 meters (34.4 to 36.1 feet). The terminal has annual capacity for one million tons or 560 thousand TEUs. This Port of Tianjin is equipped with six 40-ton, two 35-ton, three 25-ton, and one 10-ton quay cranes.
The Second Stevedoring Company Terminal is also in the Beijiang Port Area of the Port of Tianjin. The 43-hectare multi-purpose terminal has two container berths and a bulk grain terminal. This Port of Tianjin terminal has nine berths (two for 70-thousand DWT vessels, five for 15-thousand DWT vessels, and two for 25-thousand DWT vessels). Total quay length is 1951 meters (6401 feet), and alongside depths range from 8.5 to 11 meters (27.9 to 36.1 feet). The Second Stevedoring terminal is equipped with one 61-ton, three 40-ton, 14 25-ton, and 11 10-ton quay cranes.
- Logistics
The Tianjin Huangang Logistic Company Terminal is located in the Port of Tianjin's Haihe Port Area. Handling general cargo, the terminal contains three berths serving vessels of 30 thousand DWT. Total quay length is 384 meters (1260 feet), and alongside depth is six meters (19.7 feet).
The Tianjin Port Well Yield Logistics Terminal in the Haihe Port Area of the Port of Tianjin is a 30-hectare multi-purpose terminal. This Port of Tianjin terminal contains four berths for vessels of three thousand DWT. Total quay length is 480 meters (1575 feet), and alongside depth is 5.5 meters (18 feet).
The Tianjin Tiande Logistics Company Terminal is located in the Haihe Port Area of the Port of Tianjin. This general terminal has two berths for vessels of 30 thousand DWT. Total quay length is 255 meters (837 feet) and alongside depth is 6.2 meters (20.3 feet). This Port of Tianjin terminal is equipped with four 16ton cranes.
- Tug boat operators
The Tianjin Port Tug and Lighter Company (TTLC) is the main provider of harbor craft in the Port of Tianjin. The company operates pilot boats, harbor tugs, fireboats, and other craft like the sightseeing boat Xinhaimen used for visiting VIPs and inspections. Bohai Oil has a flotilla of 110 offshore support vessels that are used for emergency purposes, and they have floating cranes that can be used for harbor duty.
- Pilot services
Pilotage service is required for all foreign vessels and for some Chinese vessels. Pilots must be reserved at least 24 hours before arrival at the Port of Tianjin. The pilotage area includes the Haihe Fairway, the Xingang fairway, oil fields in Bohai Bay, and the SZ36 oil field in Liaodong Bay. The Port of Tianjin Pilot center is located near the Port Hospital in Tanggu. The Center is responsible for training, certifying, and managing the harbor pilot corps and for coordinating pilot operations. In 2011, the Pilot Center employed a total of 141 pilots, including 12 senior, 19 first-class, 37 second-class, and 16 trainee pilots. In 2009, the pilots guided more than 30 thousand ship movements.
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