RIZHAO

Port Standard Code (UN/LOCODE): CNRZH Port management agencies: Rizhao Customs, Shandong Maritime Bureau Rizhao Maritime Bureau, Rizhao Transportation Bureau (Port and Shipping Management Department) Terminal operating entities: Rizhao Port Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group, and various specialized energy and bulk cargo terminal enterprises Port Area Address: Coastal Area of Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China (mainly including Shijiu Port Area and Lanshan Port Area) Port attribute: A giant natural deep-water port (Seaport/Deep Water Port) with comprehensive operational capabilities for bulk cargo, crude oil, liquid chemicals, containers, and general cargo. Comprehensive Overview of the Port The Port of Rizhao is located on the southern coast of the Yellow Sea on the Shandong Peninsula. It is a national first-class open port, the eastern bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, and one of the important comprehensive deep-water ports along the coast of China. The port is located in the connecting zone between the Bohai Rim Economic Circle and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle, facing the markets of Northeast Asia and the Pacific, and backed by the vast economic hinterland of North China, Central Plains, and Northwest China, with outstanding geographical advantages. Relying on national transportation channels such as the Wari Railway and the Xinhe Yanri Railway, as well as a well-established highway network, Rizhao Port has developed into an important hub for bulk energy and raw material distribution in China. The throughput scale of various commodities such as iron ore, coal, crude oil, grain, and wood chips has long been among the top in the country, making it an important strategic port to ensure national energy security and industrial supply chain stability. Core facilities and functional layout Rizhao Port implements a dual core development pattern of "Shijiu Port Area+Lanshan Port Area". Shijiu Port Area is a traditional core operating area of the port, focusing on the development of iron ore, coal, grain, wood chips, and container transportation businesses. It has a modern bulk cargo automated terminal, large storage yard, and advanced loading and unloading system, and is an important domestic ore and wood chip unloading base. Lanshan Port Area focuses on the layout of crude oil, liquid chemical and large-scale bulk cargo transportation, with multiple large deep-water berths and a complete storage and transportation pipeline network system. It is an important energy logistics base along the coast of Shandong. The port area has the ability to accommodate and unload ore ships of over 200000 tons, crude oil ships of 300000 tons, and ultra large ocean going vessels, forming a modern port operation system that integrates loading and unloading, warehousing, processing, transit, and logistics services. Airline routes and intermodal networks Rizhao Port has built an international shipping network covering major resource producing areas and consumer markets worldwide. In terms of ocean transportation, the port maintains stable shipping links with important global mineral and energy exporting regions such as Australia, Brazil, the Middle East, Russia, and West Africa. A large amount of iron ore, coal, and crude oil enter the Chinese market through Rizhao Port, which is an important gateway for importing energy and raw materials for the country. In terms of container transportation, the port has opened up Japan South Korea near ocean routes and domestic coastal routes, and formed a coordinated development port system with Qingdao Port, connecting the world's major shipping networks through branch transportation and transit services. One of the biggest competitive advantages of Rizhao Port is its developed iron water intermodal transportation system. Relying on the Wari Railway, Xinhe Yanri Railway, and the Port Area Railway Special Line, goods can be directly loaded by ships and connected to ports and railways. The intermodal network covers regions such as Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang, effectively connecting coastal ports with inland industrial bases and becoming an important land sea intermodal hub node in China. Comprehensive positioning With superior natural deep-water conditions, a complete energy transportation system, strong bulk cargo processing capabilities, and a leading national iron and water intermodal network, Rizhao Port has developed into one of the most important commodity hub ports in northern China. It is also an important international logistics portal connecting Northeast Asia, the Eurasian Continental Bridge, and China's inland economic hinterland, and has an important strategic position in the global energy and raw material supply chain system.