CHAOZHOU

Port of Chaozhou Port Standard Code (UN/LOCODE): CNCOZ Port management agencies: Chaozhou Customs, Chaozhou Maritime Bureau, Chaozhou Port and Shipping Management Department Terminal operation entities: Chaozhou Port Development Co., Ltd., Xiamen Port Group participating investment and operation units, and various specialized energy and industrial terminal operation entities Port Area Address: Along the coast of Raoping County, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China (the core port area is located in Dacheng Bay, Zhelin Bay, and Sanbaimen Water Area) Port attributes: Seaport/Deep Water Port, large in scale, with comprehensive operational capabilities for bulk cargo, energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and containers (Terminals: Yes) Comprehensive Overview of the Port The Port of Chaozhou (CNCOZ) is located along the coast of Raoping County, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. It is situated in the border area between eastern Guangdong and Fujian Province, and is built and developed based on excellent natural harbor resources such as Dacheng Bay and Zhelin Bay. It is a national first-class open port and one of the important deep-water ports in the coastal areas of Guangdong Province. The port faces the international shipping channels of the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, and is an important maritime gateway connecting the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, and the Southeast Asian market. It plays an important strategic role in regional economic development and foreign trade system. The port has outstanding location advantages, connecting the Fujian Coastal Economic Belt to the east and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to the west, with a hinterland covering Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, and some areas in southwestern Fujian. Relying on comprehensive transportation facilities such as Shenhai Expressway, Xiamen Shenzhen Railway, and Shugang Highway, a convenient and efficient sea land intermodal transportation system has been formed. As an important energy security base and port industry development platform in eastern Guangdong, Chaozhou Port undertakes the important functions of transporting bulk strategic materials such as coal, ore, grain and oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as regional foreign trade logistics and industrial supporting services. The port area is mainly composed of specialized operation areas such as the Asia Pacific General Terminal, Datang Power Plant Special Terminal, Huaneng Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, and Sanbaimen Port Area, with multiple deep-water berths and modern port facilities. The port is equipped with large-scale bulk cargo loading and unloading equipment, enclosed environmentally friendly transportation systems, energy storage and transportation facilities, modern yards, and customs supervision support, which can provide efficient loading and unloading, transshipment, warehousing, and comprehensive logistics services for large bulk cargo ships, energy transport ships, and container ships. Chaozhou Port focuses on serving the energy supply system, ceramic building materials industry, food processing industry, plastic chemical industry, and modern equipment manufacturing industry in eastern Guangdong and southwestern Fujian. It plays an important role in ensuring regional energy security and promoting the agglomeration of port related industries. It is an important port and shipping infrastructure and logistics hub in the eastern Guangdong coastal economic belt. Port facilities and operational capabilities Chaozhou Port has excellent natural deep-water coastline resources and specialized port area layout, with the ability to berth large ships and efficiently load and unload bulk cargo. The port area has formed a development pattern centered on energy transportation, bulk cargo transshipment, and comprehensive logistics services. The main types of operational goods include coal, ore, grain, liquefied natural gas (LNG), building materials, energy and chemical products, and container cargo. The port is equipped with large ship unloaders, loading equipment, storage tank facilities, professional warehousing systems, and modern logistics support, which can meet the diversified logistics needs of energy, electricity, manufacturing, and foreign trade enterprises. Relying on Huaneng liquefied natural gas receiving facilities and dedicated power energy terminals, the port has become an important energy unloading and storage base in eastern Guangdong, providing strong guarantees for regional energy supply security. Airline routes and intermodal networks Foreign trade bulk cargo and energy transportation network Relying on excellent natural deep-water conditions, Chaozhou Port has formed a bulk cargo transportation system covering both domestic coastal areas and international markets. The port maintains stable logistics connections with important energy and mineral resource exporting regions such as Australia, Indonesia, and Russia, while also connecting major energy ports along the Bohai Rim, Yangtze River Delta, and South China coast. Bulk goods such as coal, ore, grain, and liquefied natural gas are efficiently unloaded and transferred through ports, providing stable supply guarantees for regional industrial and energy projects. Container transportation and the collaborative system of Fujian Guangdong ports In the field of container transportation, Chaozhou Port actively integrates into the coordinated development system of Fujian Guangdong ports and maintains close cooperation with international shipping hubs such as Xiamen Port. Foreign trade containers can be transported to regional hub ports through coastal feeder transportation networks, and then connected to major global ocean shipping routes to achieve efficient and convenient international logistics services. At the same time, the port relies on a well-established sea land intermodal transportation system, with cargo flows covering the Chaoshan region, Meizhou, Heyuan, and southwestern Fujian, forming an important logistics network that radiates the economic zones of eastern Guangdong and the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, effectively enhancing the level of regional opening-up and industrial coordinated development. port advantage National first-class open ports to the outside world; Having high-quality natural deep-water harbor resources in eastern Guangdong; An important energy unloading and storage base in Guangdong Province; Large scale coal, ore, and grain and oil transit ports in eastern Guangdong; Complete LNG receiving and energy guarantee functions; Deeply integrating into the coordinated development system of Fujian Guangdong ports; Superior sea land intermodal transportation conditions, with hinterland covering eastern Guangdong and southwestern Fujian regions; Serve pillar industries such as electricity, ceramics, building materials, chemicals, and equipment manufacturing; Capable of providing modern professional docks and comprehensive logistics services; It is an important port, shipping and logistics hub in the eastern Guangdong coastal economic belt. Port positioning Chaozhou Port is an important comprehensive deep-water port and regional energy logistics hub in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, with core functions including energy unloading and storage, bulk cargo transportation, foreign trade logistics services, and supporting industries near the port. Relying on natural deep-water port resources, superior location conditions, and continuously improving port infrastructure, Chaozhou Port is continuously enhancing its comprehensive service capabilities and regional radiation capabilities, becoming an important maritime gateway and strategic logistics node connecting the eastern Guangdong region, the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, and the international market.