Port of Qinhuangdao

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Port of Qinhuangdao is a seaport on the Bohai Sea, located in the Haigang District of urban Qinhuangdao, Hebei, People's Republic of China.

Together with the Port of Huanghua, Qinhuangdao Port is a major port for coal transportation. [1]

Qinhuangdao is the nation's coal shipping center which is also seen as a barometer of the economy. The daily transport capacity was at least 50 vessels per day in the past. [2]

Notes

  1. "China has 26 ports that now handle 100 million tonnes of cargo a year". Marine News China. 30 May 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. "Recession puts small businesses on brink". Marine News China. 30 July 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.

39°55′20″N119°37′7″E / 39.92222°N 119.61861°E / 39.92222; 119.61861

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