Yangshan Port (洋山港), or Yangshan Deep-Water Port (洋山深水港), is a deepwater port for container ships in Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai.
Built to allow the Port of Shanghai to grow despite shallow waters near the shore, it allows berths with depths of up to 15 metres to be built, and can handle today's largest container ships. The port is built on the islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan, part of the Zhoushan archipelago, with fill from land reclamation.
It is connected to the mainland via the 32.5 km Donghai Bridge, opened on 1 December 2005 as the world's longest sea bridge. The six-lane highway bridge took 6,000 workers two and half years to construct.[1]
In mid-2011, port officials said the port was on track to move 12.3 million TEUs during the year, up from 10.1 million TEUs in 2010.[2]
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In 2000 and 2001, the decision was made to commence construction on the first of four phases. The first two phases are currently operational, with nine berths in total along a 3 km quayside. The first phase, which opened in 2004, can accommodate 2.2 million containers annually and includes 10 quay cranes. The second phase was opened in December 2006, and comprises 72 hectares with 15 quay cranes. The third phase, opened in stages, was completed in 2010 with seven berths. The fourth phase, expected to open in 2015, will add 4 million TEUs to the port's annual capacity.[2] The total cost of building the port may reach US$12 billion over 20 years.[3] When complete, the port will have 30 berths capable of handling 15 million TEUs annually.[4]
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