WAIGAOQIAO

Port Standard Code (UN/LOCODE): CNWGQ Port management agencies: Shanghai Customs (Waigaoqiao Port Area Customs), Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Transport (port and shipping management functions) Terminal operator: Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. and its affiliated specialized terminal companies Port Area Address: Along the Yangtze River in the northeast of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China (adjacent to Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone and Comprehensive Bonded Zone) Port attribute: River Port/Seaport is a comprehensive port area for river sea intermodal transportation, equipped with container, car roll on/roll off, general cargo, bonded logistics, and multimodal transportation services. Comprehensive Overview of the Port Waigaoqiao Port Area is located in the northeast of Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It is an important part of Shanghai Port and an important international logistics hub in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Yangtze River Delta region. The port area, relying on its advantageous location at the mouth of the Yangtze River and open platforms such as Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone and Comprehensive Bonded Zone, has formed a modern port and shipping system that promotes the coordinated development of ports, bonded areas, logistics, and trade. As one of the core port areas of Shanghai Port, Waigaoqiao Port Area has long undertaken important functions such as near ocean routes, domestic container transportation, automobile roll on/roll off exports, and comprehensive logistics services. The service scope of the port area covers the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and the vast hinterland of the Yangtze River Basin. It is an important gateway connecting the domestic industrial chain with the international market and plays an important role in promoting international trade and regional economic development. Core facilities and functional layout The Waigaoqiao Port Area has formed a specialized port layout for the coordinated development of container transportation, automobile roll on/roll off, general cargo, and bonded logistics. The port area has multiple modern container terminals, car roll on/roll off terminals, and comprehensive logistics operation areas, equipped with advanced loading and unloading equipment, intelligent yard systems, and customs supervision facilities, which can meet the berthing needs of large container ships and professional roll on/roll off ships. Among them, the automotive roll on/roll off business has become one of the characteristic advantageous sectors in the port area, providing efficient logistics support for China's automotive exports. Relying on the resources of Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone and Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the port area is simultaneously constructing bonded warehousing, international distribution, cross-border e-commerce, and supply chain service platforms, which can provide comprehensive services such as bonded logistics, international transit, multi country consolidation, warehousing and distribution, and supply chain management. Airline routes and intermodal networks Waigaoqiao Port Area has a shipping network covering major trading markets in Asia and coastal areas of China. The port area focuses on developing near ocean routes such as Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Northeast Asia, while also undertaking a large number of domestic container transportation tasks. It is an important operating base for Shanghai Port's near ocean shipping and domestic logistics. Relying on a well-established route layout, a large number of electronic products, mechanical equipment, automobiles, and consumer goods are imported and exported to the global market through the port area. In terms of automobile exports, the port area has a mature roll on/roll off logistics system, with roll on/roll off routes covering Europe, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia and other regions, providing an important channel for the international development of Chinese automobile brands. As an important node of Yangtze River sea intermodal transportation, Waigaoqiao Port Area maintains efficient linkage with Taicang Port and major ports along the Yangtze River. Through direct river sea transportation and barge network, goods from Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Chongqing and other places can be quickly gathered at Shanghai Port, achieving seamless connection between river sea intermodal transportation and international transit. With its core location at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the advantages of the open platform of Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, complete port infrastructure, and mature river sea intermodal transportation system, Waigaoqiao Port Area has become an important functional carrier area of Shanghai Port and a core node of international logistics in the Yangtze River Delta. As an important gateway connecting the Yangtze River Economic Belt with the global market, Waigaoqiao Port plays a crucial role in international trade, automobile exports, bonded logistics, and multimodal transport development. It is an important strategic pivot of China's modern port and shipping logistics system.