China - Ports of China, Chiwan

Chiwan port

Navigation Information

Latitude:22° 27' N
Longtitude:113° 52' E

Port Description

Location:lies on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta
Port Authority
China Nanshan Developement(Group) Co.,Ltd. Shezhen
Tel:(755) 6694888
Fax: (755) 6694297
Tlx:420807CNDCCN

General Information

Chiwan is a small port and is the logistic base for the Nanhai Oil Field. Further container terminal development has been planned. Extensive bagging and warehousing facilities are available. With its continuous development in container handling facilities, it can act as a sub-distribution centre for the container business in Hong Kong.

Communication

A railway links the port to the Guangzhou-shenzhen railway and the national rail network. Highways link up with the main Guangzhou-shenzhen Highway and the Regional Highway System. Waterborne traffic has access to the port on the Zhujiang (Pearl) River Delta and all the coastal ports. Chiwan is 20nm from Hong Kong, 70nm from Guangzhou and 842nm from Shanghai.

Planned Development

Kaifeng Container Terminal will be developed further with an additional two berths for third and fourth generation container ship.

Cargo Handling Facilities

	Length (metres)	Depth (metres)	Max Vesssel Size (GRT)	Cargo Handling Equipment
Terminals Container Seafrontage	827	12.1~14	-	Yes
Bulk Cargo Seafrontage	685	9.6~12.1	35,000	Yes
Breakbulk Seafrontage	137	8.6	10,000	-
Barge/Small Craft Seafrontage	515	6.6~7.1	-	Yes
Oil Terminal Jetties (No.)	130	7.1	5,000	-
Stream Cargo Working Buoys	-	-	-	-
Cargo Working Anchorages	-	-	-	-

Port Services

Tugs

6 tugs, 3 with power outputs over 3,000 hp

Repair Facilities

Others

Approach Channel

Length 3.3 km
Width 120 m
Depth at C.D. (metres) 12.5 m

Remarks

There are 2 Container Terminal operators :

a.Shenzhen Chiwan Harbour Container Co. - a subsidiary of China Nanshan Development Co., Ltd.

b.Shenzhen Kaifeng Container Terminal Co., Ltd. - a Sino-foreign jointly invested company