Tangshan Port JingTang Port Area's first-quarter cargo throughput increased by 5.1% year-on-year

Transmitted from: Tangshan Daily

Tangshan Port Jingtang Port Area’s cargo throughput in the first quarter increased by 5.1% year-on-year

Hebei Daily (Wang Yumin, Ren Xia) reports: The Tangshan Port Group Co., Ltd. of the Tangshan Port Group of Hebei Port Group (hereinafter referred to as “Tanggang Shares”) announced that as of March 31, in the first three months of this year, the Jingtang Port Area of Tangshan Port completed cargo throughput of 75.79M tons, up 5.1% year-on-year, achieving a strong start for the first quarter.

“In the first quarter, the Jingtang Port Area’s iron ore transport volume showed strong growth, reaching 34.7138 million tons, up 12.3%; steel product transport volume was 3.7057 million tons, with an increase of 19.2%; and bauxite transport volume grew 11.6% year-on-year.” Tang Bo, head of the production business department of Tanggang Shares, introduced.

Upgrading port capability, improving operating efficiency, and expanding business scope are important factors behind the Jingtang Port Area’s first-quarter cargo throughput achieving year-on-year growth.

Recently, three 25-ton gantry cranes at Berth No. 6 located in the Jingtang Port Area were officially put into operation. “These gantry cranes are equipped with advanced intelligent control systems and safety protection devices. They provide functions such as remote monitoring, fault diagnosis, and one-click anchoring, and can meet loading and unloading needs for multiple categories of cargo, such as bulk cargo and general cargo. Their official commissioning enables Berth No. 6 to reach an annual throughput capacity of 3.5 million tons.” Liu Xun, deputy manager of the coal company of Tanggang Shares, said.

With smart port construction as the starting point, Tanggang Shares has adhered to smart empowerment of production. By putting new equipment into use and upgrading older equipment, it has promoted innovative projects such as intelligent survey/inspection, smart stowage/loading, and hatch monitoring, improving the level of intrinsic safety management, accelerating cargo turnover, and ensuring efficient and smooth operations.

On this basis, Tanggang Shares has continued to advance fine-grained management, scientifically matching berths, quay-side cranes, equipment, and human resources to ensure seamless coordination among ships, yards, vehicles, and cargo. From January to March this year, the operating efficiency of specialized berth operations increased by 4.7% year-on-year.

High-quality, efficient services lay a solid foundation for business expansion. “We closely track market changes, go deep into the cargo source hinterland, and tap high-quality cargo sources to tailor personalized service plans for customers.” Tang Bo introduced. The company has continued to deepen port-to-port linkages and port-to-ship linkages with the Caofeidian Port Area. By sharing resources, coordinating transport capacity, and enabling information exchange, it has successfully facilitated landing cooperation with multiple customers, achieving a steady rise in business volume.

On the east segment of the shoreline on the north side of the fourth port pool, construction of the Berth No. 51 and No. 52 bulk cargo berth projects is being accelerated. As the first 300k-ton-class berth project in the Jingtang Port Area, once completed, its annual throughput capacity will reach 25.6 million tons. It will mainly handle and unload metallic ore such as iron ore and nickel ore, significantly boosting the capability to handle and unload large cargo vessels, and injecting new momentum into the port area’s long-term development.

Source: Hebei Daily, April 6, 2026, Issue 1

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