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Key figures (2024)

• Container throughputapprox. 28 million TEU (top four nationally)
• Cargo throughputapprox. 600-700 million tonnes

Overview

Qingdao anchors Shandong's integrated port group and is a northeast Asian shipping hub, serving as the sea gateway for the Yellow River basin.

Export role and throughput

Container throughput places Qingdao in China's top four and the global top ten, at roughly 28 million TEU in 2024, with cargo throughput of 600-700 million tonnes. The port is a two-way hub: high foreign-trade export box share alongside major soybean, iron ore and crude oil imports.

Infrastructure and berths

The Qianwan, Dongjiakou and part of the Lanshan areas host large container terminals and ultra-large dry bulk berths. Qingdao's automated container terminal is among the world's most advanced, and the port can work 400,000-tonne ore carriers.

Location and inland connectivity

Reaches the Shandong peninsula, the Yellow River basin and central-western inland markets, with sea-rail services to Zhengzhou, Xi'an and Xinjiang and links to the "Qilu" China-Europe train. It is a crossing point of the Belt and Road's maritime and overland routes.

Surrounding industry clusters

Serves Shandong's home appliance makers (Haier, Hisense), tyre and rubber, automotive and parts, petrochemical and marine economy clusters, with advanced manufacturing concentrated near the port.

Figures are for 2024 unless noted, compiled from China's Ministry of Transport, provincial and municipal authorities, and port group disclosures. Values marked approx. are industry estimates.