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Seaports in China
China has 66 portsin the World Port Index — 5 large deep-water ports, 9 medium and 52 smaller harbours. They sit on Bo Hai; Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean, Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean, South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS66
LARGE · MEDIUM5 · 9
ONBo Hai; Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean
By harbour size
Large5 · 8%
Medium9 · 14%
Small25 · 38%
Very small27 · 41%
Biggest ports in China
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
largeDalianYellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · CN DAL
largeLon Shui TerminalSouth China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · Open Roadstead
largeQingdao GangYellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean · Open Roadstead · CN QIN
largeShanghaiEast China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CNSGH
largeTianjin Xin GangBo Hai; Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CN TXG
mediumShekouSouth China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · CN SHKmax 400 m
mediumXiamenTaiwan Strait; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CN XMGmax 400 m
mediumFang-ChengGulf of Tonkin; South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CNFANmax 325 m
mediumWenzhouEast China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CNWZOmax 295 m
mediumChaozhouSouth China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · CN COZmax 230 m
mediumGuangzhouSouth China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CN GGZ
mediumHankowEast China Sea; North Pacific Ocean · River (Natural) · CN HNK
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