Port of Suzhou
Port in China
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Port of Suzhou is the collective name of three ports around the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.[4] The three ports are located in Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang, respectively, on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.[5] The total cargo throughput of 454 million tons in 2013.[2] As of 2013[update], it is the busiest inland river port in the world by annual cargo tonnage and container volume, as well as the sixth-busiest port by annual cargo tonnage. The majority of the port trade is in coal, ore, steel, and construction materials such as cement.[5][6]
| Port of Suzhou 苏州港 | |
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 Interactive map of Port of Suzhou 苏州港 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Location | Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| Coordinates | 31.799391°N 120.859222°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Owned by | Suzhou Municipal Government |
| Type of Harbor | Inland port |
| No. of berths | 224[1] |
| Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | 479 million tons (6th, 2014[2]) |
Annual container volume | 4.45 million TEU (2014[3]) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇州港 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏州港 | ||||||||||
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