
- Port
- BASUO
- Routes
- -
- UN/LOCODE
- CNBSP
- Country/Region
- China
Port Introduction
Basuo Port is located in Dongfang City, Hainan Province, and is one of the oldest modern ports on the west coast of Hainan Island. It is also a major port in China and an important gateway to the western part of Hainan Free Trade Port. The port relies on the Beibu Gulf shipping channel and the Hainan Western Industrial Corridor, undertaking important functions such as energy transportation, ore logistics, petrochemical industry support, and regional comprehensive logistics. The port was first built in the 1940s and has undergone multiple rounds of expansion since the reform and opening up. It has now developed into one of the largest comprehensive ports in western Hainan. The port area relies on the Ring Expressway, West Line Railway, and Hainan Western Industrial Park to serve the development of Dongfang Lingang Industrial Park, Dongfang Petrochemical Base, Hainan Power Plant, and surrounding mining resources, providing important logistics support for energy, metallurgy, building materials, and modern manufacturing industries in western Hainan. Laogang District (Integrated Freight Core) Laogang District is located near Fish Scale Island and is a traditional operating area of the Eight Ports. It has an ore terminal, a general cargo terminal, and a roll on/roll off berth, which can carry out iron ore, steel, cement, machinery and equipment, general cargo, and roll on/roll off transportation businesses. It is an important comprehensive freight port area in western Hainan. New Port Area (Energy and Chemical Base) Xingang District is located near the mouth of the Luodai River, with a dangerous goods liquid chemical terminal and a large coal dedicated terminal. It mainly serves the transportation of petrochemicals, liquid chemicals, power plant coal and energy, and is an important energy logistics base in western Hainan. Lingang Logistics Supporting Area The port area is equipped with storage yards, logistics distribution and comprehensive supply chain service facilities, which can provide bonded warehousing, cargo transfer, multimodal transport and modern port logistics services, providing logistics support for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. Airline routes and intermodal networks Beibu Gulf Coastal Transport Network Eight ports have opened freight routes connecting coastal ports such as Zhanjiang Port, Haikou Port, Yangpu Port, Guangzhou Port, and Beihang Port, and are important nodes for transportation along the western coast of Hainan. International Shipping Network The port maintains freight connections with Southeast Asia and international markets, and foreign trade goods can reach multiple countries and regions such as Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and America. It is an important international trade port in western Hainan. Multimodal transportation on the high seas Relying on the Ring Expressway, West Ring Railway, and regional road transportation network, the port area has formed a comprehensive transportation system that promotes the coordinated development of highways and sea transportation, providing efficient logistics services for the energy industry, mining, and port manufacturing in western Hainan. With the policy advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port, the deep-water port resources of Beibu Gulf, and the support of the western port industry cluster in Hainan, Basuo Port has developed into an important modern comprehensive deep-water port in western Hainan, playing an important role in energy transportation, ore logistics, petrochemical industry support, and international trade logistics system.
Other Port Data
| Harbor Use | - | Shelter Afforded | Good |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Depth (m) | 7.9 | Anchorage Depth (m) | 11 |
| Cargo Pier Depth (m) | 7.9 | Oil Terminal Depth (m) | 7.9 |
| Entrance Width (m) | 0 | Tidal Range (m) | 2 |
| Maximum Vessel Length (m) | 0 | Maximum Vessel Beam (m) | 0 |
| Maximum Vessel Draft (m) | 0 | Facilities - Container | - |
| Facilities - Solid Bulk | - | Facilities - Liquid Bulk | - |
| Facilities - Ro-Ro | - | Facilities - Oil Terminal | - |
| Facilities - LNG Terminal | - | Cranes - Fixed | Yes |
| Cranes - Mobile | Yes | Cranes - Floating | No |
| Pilotage - Compulsory | Yes | Tugs - Assistance | Yes |
| Repairs | Limited | Dry Dock | - |
| Services - Longshoremen | Yes | Supplies - Potable Water | Yes |
| Supplies - Fuel Oil | Yes | Supplies - Diesel Oil | - |
| Railway | Medium |




