Volume of Freight Handled in Major Coastal Ports
(10 000 tons)  
Seaport 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 48321 80166 105162 125603 142634 166628 201126 
Dalian 4952 6417 8505 9084 10047 10851 12602
Yingkou 237 1156 1945 2268 2520 3127 4009
Qinhuangdao 6945 8382 8261 9743 11302 11167 12562
Tianjin 2063 5787 7298 9566 11369 12906 16182
Yantai 668 1361 1646 1774 2190 2689 2936
Qingdao 3034 5103 7257 8636 10398 12213 14090
Rizhao 925 1452 2003 2674 2933 3136 4507
Lianyungang 1137 1716 2017 2708 3058 3316 3752
Shanghai 13959 16567 18641 20440 22099 26384 31621
Ningbo 2554 6853 9660 11547 12852 15398 18543
Shantou 279 716 1191 1284 1309 1380  
Guangzhou 4163 7299 10157 11128 12823 15324 17187
Zhanjiang 1557 1885 1751 2038 2205 2627 2866
Haikou 288 468 674 808 888 1073 1329
Basuo 431 275 380 378 342 343 425
Sanya 37 42 27 48 71 49 61
Other Ports 5092 14687 23749 31479 36228 44645 39077