| Volume of Freight Handled in Major Coastal Ports | |||||||
| (10,000 tons) | |||||||
| Seaport | 1995 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Total | 80166 | 105162 | 125603 | 142634 | 166628 | 201126 | 246074 |
| Dalian | 6417 | 8505 | 9084 | 10047 | 10851 | 12602 | 14516 |
| Yingkou | 1156 | 1945 | 2268 | 2520 | 3127 | 4009 | 5978 |
| Qinhuangdao | 8382 | 8261 | 9743 | 11302 | 11167 | 12562 | 15037 |
| Tianjin | 5787 | 7298 | 9566 | 11369 | 12906 | 16182 | 20619 |
| Yantai | 1361 | 1646 | 1774 | 2190 | 2689 | 2936 | 3431 |
| Qingdao | 5103 | 7257 | 8636 | 10398 | 12213 | 14090 | 16265 |
| Rizhao | 1452 | 2003 | 2674 | 2933 | 3136 | 4507 | 5108 |
| Lianyungang | 1716 | 2017 | 2708 | 3058 | 3316 | 3752 | 4352 |
| Shanghai | 16567 | 18641 | 20440 | 22099 | 26384 | 31621 | 37896 |
| Ningbo | 6853 | 9660 | 11547 | 12852 | 15398 | 18543 | 22586 |
| Shenzhen | 3080 | 5697 | 8767 | 11220 | 13537 | ||
| Guangzhou | 7299 | 10157 | 11128 | 12823 | 15324 | 17187 | 21520 |
| Zhanjiang | 1885 | 1751 | 2038 | 2205 | 2627 | 2866 | 3780 |
| Haikou | 468 | 674 | 808 | 888 | 1073 | 1329 | 1416 |
| Basuo | 275 | 380 | 378 | 342 | 343 | 425 | 548 |
| Sanya | 42 | 27 | 48 | 71 | 49 | 61 | 58 |
| Other Ports | 14687 | 23749 | 31479 | 36228 | 44645 | 56984 | 49227 |