October 07, 2008

Dandong Port to undertake expansion

It is reported that the Chinese port of Dandong in Liaoning province could treble in size on the back of an expansion program that reports say is already underway. The expansion program will boost the number of berths at Dandong to 60 large deep water berths from the current 20 over the next three to five years.

The port currently also has a large shipyard and eight kilometers of a deep water coastline, which is slated to be expanded to 15 kilometers. According to the Dandong Municipal Information Centre, the port's handling capacity should rise to 15 million tonnes per year by 2020.

According to a NewsTrak report Construction work has already begun for a RO RO facility, two container berths, a cement carrier berth and another shipyard, all of which are expected to be completed by 2010.

Dandong currently offers general, bulk cargo, container and passenger transport services.