# Port of Guangzhou > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Port_of_Guangzhou > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Port_of_Guangzhou.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Guangzhou > Source revision: 1340560565 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Port in China Port of Guangzhou 广州港 Interactive map of Port of Guangzhou 广州港 Location Country China Location Guangzhou, Guangdong Details Owned by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd Port of Guangzhou Simplified Chinese 广州港 Traditional Chinese 廣州港 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Gǎng Wade–Giles Kuang-chou Góng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Góng Jyutping Gwong2 zau1 Gong2 IPA Cantonese pronunciation: [kʷɔ̌ːŋtsɐ̂ukɔ̌ːŋ] **Port of Guangzhou** is the main seaport of [Guangzhou city](/source/Guangzhou),[1] [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong) province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004, from the former Guangzhou Harbor Bureau. It was approved by the [Guangzhou Municipal Government](/source/Guangzhou). It is currently the largest comprehensive port in South China. Its international [maritime trade](/source/Maritime_history) reaches over 300 ports in more than 80 countries and districts worldwide.[2] The port also incorporates the former **Huangpu Port**.[3][4] The port also serves as the important economic and transport center for the [Pearl River Delta](/source/Pearl_River_Delta) region and Guangdong province. It is also vital transport hub for industries located in neighboring provinces such as Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.[2] ## History Guangzhou was an important port during the ancient times as far back as the [Qin dynasty](/source/Qin_dynasty). It served as a trading port as the "Silk Road on the Sea".[5] The port became one of China's busiest ports during the [Ming dynasty](/source/Ming_dynasty) and [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty). ## Geography Guangzhou Port is situated at the intersection of the three most important rivers of [Dongjiang](/source/Dongjiang), [Xijiang](/source/Xijiang) and [Beijiang](/source/Beijiang) in South China.[6] All the three rivers have the waterway, railway, expressway and air lines intersecting here, thus forming a critical transportation hub. It is the main port of focus in the [Pearl River Delta](/source/Pearl_River_Delta) Region.[2][7] The port's harbor area extends along the Pearl River coast and water areas in the cities of [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou), [Dongguan](/source/Dongguan), [Zhongshan](/source/Zhongshan), [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen) and [Zhuhai](/source/Zhuhai). The port being situated beyond the entrance of Pearl River opening serve as a gateway for shipping activity for other Harbor area such as Nansha Harbor Area, Xinsha Harbor Area, Huangpu Harbor Area and Inner Harbor Area, and Nansha Harbor Area near Hong Kong. [2] ## Port infrastructure Guangzhou Port comprises 4600 berths, 133 buoys and 2359 anchorages each of 1,000 tonnage class and the largest capacity is 3,000 tons.[2] The government has approved of the dredging of the port to allow 100 000 tonnes vessels to enter [Nansha](/source/Nansha%2C_Guangzhou) at high tide in July 2009.[8] The port is currently dredging to allow 100 000 tonnes vessels to enter [Nansha terminal](/source/Port_of_Nansha) in low tide.[9] ## Port activities The Port of Guangzhou plays a very important role in the economy. The port handles a range of activities which include loading and discharging, storage, bonded warehousing, container cargo services. Many agricultural, industrial and manufactured products are shipped through the port which include oil, coal, grain, chemical fertilizer, steel, ore and automobiles.[10] The port also provides passenger services as well as logistics services. It also played a major role in contributing to the success of the missionary hospital, [the Canton Hospital](/source/The_Canton_Hospital). ## Shipping As the biggest comprehensive hub port in South China, Port of Guangzhou is experiencing an increase in cargo volume and ships calling in. This is due to the buoyant economic activity in Guangzhou and the surrounding hinterland.[11] In 1999, Port of Guangzhou surpassed its annual cargo throughput of 100 million tons. It is the second port in [mainland China](/source/Mainland_China) to ranked with such record volume. As a result, the annual cargo volume continues to grow. In 2006, the whole Guangzhou Port surpassed 300 million tons (ranking the third in China's coastal ports and the fifth among the world top ten ports) and 665 million TEUs, and Guangzhou Port reached 201 million tons and 4.774 million TEUs.[10] The port is part of the Maritime [Silk Road](/source/Silk_Road) that runs from the Chinese coast to the southern tip of [India](/source/India), to [Mombasa](/source/Mombasa), from there through the Red Sea via the [Suez Canal](/source/Suez_Canal) to the Mediterranean, to the Upper Adriatic region of the northern Italian hub [Trieste](/source/Trieste) with its rail connections to [Central Europe](/source/Central_Europe) and the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea).[12][13][14] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Port of GUANGZHOU"](http://www.shippingonline.cn/port/result.asp?id=efi). ShippingOnline.cn. 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(2017) pp 59. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Chi Gong, Xianghui Yang, Yujia Liu, Hui Xiong "China's Port-Hinterland Coordinated Economic Development under ‘Maritime Silk Road’ Initiative" In: Journal of Coastal Research (2020) 112 (SI): 465–471. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.gzport.com%20Guangzhou%20Port%20Group%20(广州港集团有限公司)) (in Chinese) v t e Ports of China Seaports Bohai Sea Yingkou Jinzhou Panjin Huludao Bayuquan Qinhuangdao Tangshan Tianjin Huanghua Binzhou Dongying Weifang Yellow Sea Dandong Dalian Yantai Longkou Laizhou Penglai Weihai Qingdao Rizhao East China Sea Lianyungang Yancheng Nantong Shanghai Jiaxing Ningbo-Zhoushan Taizhou Wenzhou Taiwan Strait Fuzhou Meizhou Putian Quanzhou Xiamen Zhangzhou Chaozhou Shantou Jieyang Shanwei Pearl River Delta Huizhou Shenzhen Hong Kong Dongguan Guangzhou Nansha Xinsha Huangpu Foshan Zhongshan Macau Zhuhai Yangjiang South China Sea Beibu Gulf Fangchenggang Qinzhou Beihai Maoming Zhanjiang Haikou Xinhai Xiuying Macun Nangang Yangpu Basuo Sanya Qinglan Inland Heilongjiang Basin Taian Harbin Jiamusi Tongjiang Huchuan Fujin Luobei Jiayin Heihe Huma Mohe Raohe Suibin Grand Canal Hangzhou Huzhou Jiaxing Suzhou Zhenjiang Yangzhou Wuxi Xuzhou Jining Huai Basin Bengbu Huaibin Zhoukou Yangtze Basin Shanghai Nantong Suzhou Zhenjiang Jiangyin Taizhou Yangzhou Nanjing Ma'anshan Wuhu Tongling Chizhou Hefei Anqing Jiujiang Nanchang Huangshi Wuhan Yueyang Jingzhou Changsha Chongqing Yichang Luzhou Yibin Pearl River Basin Nanning Liuzhou Guigang Wuzhou Zhaoqing Foshan Jiangmen Mekong Basin Simao Jinghong Names in italics are not ports of entry - 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