50,000-ton Ships to Sail into GZ after Dredging

Source: www.lifeofguangzhou.com

The river dredging work at Guangzhou Port will be completed by the end of this month, and will allow 50,000-ton ships to sail through the 15.5-meter-deep water channel in both directions, according to the Guangzhou Marine Affairs Bureau.

Guangzhou Port. [Huangpu District Governement]

The channel will go into operation together with the second phase of the Nansha Port at the southern end of Guangzhou.

The conclusion of the navigation block in Ling-ding channel has been extended to September 25 for the good of the work, while dredging is almost complete.

The dredge will greatly improve channel conditions, which have been a major setback to the port's development.

Guangzhou Port lies on the southeastern outskirts of the city and entered the top half of the world's top ten ports, with a cargo throughput of over 300 million tons last year.

 Nansha Port. [Nansha District Governement]



Map of the Pearl River Mouth around Nansha Port. [Nansha District Governement]

(By Ronald Li and Alan Devey)

Editor: Ronald Li