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Yangkou Port in Rudong, Nantong, Jiangsu province. [Photo/WeChat account: rudongfb]

Yangkou Port in Rudong, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, has successfully established itself as a dynamic hub for international trade and development.

With its bustling operations, the liquid chemicals terminal at the port's Yangguang Island can accommodate up to five vessels simultaneously. According to Ding Hui, deputy general manager of Jiangsu Yangkou Port Corporation, who has been working there since the trial operation of the terminal at the end of 2015 and thus witnessed the place's remarkable progress, only one berth was operational for foreign trade in 2016, with an annual throughput of 72,000 metric tons. This year, two more berths have opened for foreign trade, and the port's business has multiplied.

This year alone, the terminal has received 235 inbound and outbound vessels, with a total throughput of 1.84 million tons.

On the north side of Yangguang Island, the PetroChina Jiangsu LNG terminal is also bustling with activity. Meanwhile, the general-purpose terminal located at the southeast of the island has recently completed construction and is expected to see a yearly throughput of 3 million tons.

According to customs authorities in Rudong, in the first half of this year, imports and exports amounted to 2.96 million tons, with a total value of $2.17 billion.

Shao Feng, a Party official of the Yangkou Port Economic Development Zone, said the zone's development is centered on new energy, new materials, and equipment manufacturing. The goal for the end of 2025 is for total investments, industrial taxable sales, and service taxable sales to exceed 100 billion yuan ($13.76 billion), Shao said.

A production base in the Yangkou Port Economic Development Zone. [Photo/WeChat account: rudongfb]

Since the beginning of this century, Yangkou Port has invested a total of 40 billion yuan in land reclamation, island construction, bridge building, port navigation, and urban development. The infrastructure within the port area, including road networks and utilities, is becoming increasingly refined. Public amenities such as recreational facilities and shopping centers are also in place.