Layout of the Port of Tianjin


The Port of Tianjin is divided into nine areas: the three core areas of Beijiang, Nanjiang, and Dongjiang around the Xingang fairway; the Haihe area along the river; the Beitang port area around the Beitangkou estuary; the Dagukou port area in the estuary of the Haihe River; and three areas under construction.

Beijiang Port Area

Beijiang Port Area includes the original areas of the Tanggu New Port, plus new facilities built on reclaimed land north of the Main Basin. It covers approximately 36.8 km2, has 18.9 km of coastline, and contains mostly container and general cargo terminals. It is also the main service and administration area of the port, including the Tianjin Port Container Logistics Center, the Tianjin Port Trade and Shipping Service Area, and the 7 km2 Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone
TerminalStructureTypeBerthsBerth NumberQuay lengthDepthQuay CranesAreaAnnual CapacityOwnerNotes
Tianjin Passenger Terminal ?Passenger3 K1-3439 m8–12 m1 1.03 ha350,000 pass.TPC
First Stevedoring Company Terminal Concrete High Pile Platform Multi-Purpose6 G1-3; G5-G6bis1,401 m11-10.5 m6×40 t; 2×35 t; 3×25 t; 1×10 t?1 Mt; 560,000 TEUTPC
Tianjin Xingang Sinor Terminal ?General & Specialist1 G4200 m10.7 m1×10 t?0.6 MtTPC, GB TerminalsSquare-shaped cargo.
First Basin Barge Wharf ?Bargen/a?74 m4.8 mn/an/an/aRemains of former First Stevedoring Barge Wharf.-
Second Stevedoring Company Terminal Concrete High Pile PlatformMulti-purpose9 G7-G151,951 m15-8.5 m3×40 t; 1×61 t; 14×25 t; 11×10 t43 ha20 Mt; 250,000 TEUTPD2 Container berths; Bulk grain terminal
First Pier Head Wharf ?General1×10,000 DWTYitudi217.25 m9 mn/a?n/aTug wharf-
Fourth Stevedoring Company Terminal Concrete High-Pile PlatformBulk & General5 G16-20912 m9–13.5 m5×25 t; 11×10 t46 hacapacityTPCTimber, Mineral Ore
Second Pier Head Wharf ?General1Ertudi140 m5.5 m0n/a?-
Chimbusco Beijiang Bunkerage Base Oil2×10,000 DWT; 5×5,000 DWTGongyou186 / 612 m11 m?n/a1.2 MtIn a basin at the southern tip of Pier No. 2.-
Fifth Stevedoring Company Terminal Concrete High Pile PlatformBulk & General5 G22-G26996 m15–16.5 m19 35 ha2.3 MtTPC
Third Pier Head Wharf ?General2Santudi246 m8.2 m5n/a?-
Tianjin Port Container Terminal Concrete High Pile PlatformContainer4 G21; G27-G29398+825 m12–16 m14 70 ha1.6 M TEUTPDcomments
Tianjin Orient Container Terminal High Pile Beam & Slab Container4 G30-G331,138 m14 m10 High Pile Trestle Double-sided Pier Servicen/a?368+148 m5.5 m0n/an/aT-shaped bridge pier for Tug & Lighter Co.-
Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal Caisson Gravity Wall Container4 G35-G381,202 m13.8–15.7 m12 35 ha1.5 M TEUTPC, CMHI, China Shipping, NWS, CPcomments
Tianjin Port RO-RO Terminal ?Ro-Ro2 N1-2471 m14.1 m013,8 ha200,000 CEU; 1.5 Mt edible oilTPC, NYKK, WWLAlso grain and edible oil.
Tianjin Port Alliance International Container Terminal ?Container4 N3-61,100 m15.5 m11 63.2 ha1.85 M TEUTPD, PSA International, OOCL, APMT
Tianjin Port Euroasia International Container Terminal ?Container3 N7-91,100 m16 m10 83,6 ha1,8 M TEUTPD, COSCO Pacific, APMT
Tianjin Port Shenghua International Container Terminal ?Container3 N10-121,100 m15.5–18 mn/an/a1.7 M TEUTPC, Tianjin Terminal Link, CASCUnder Construction
Beigangchi Gangwei Storage Wharf ?Sand?n/a115m?n/an/a?Gangwei Storage Co.Temporary
TPG Global RO-RO Terminal ?Ro-Ro2 N13-14580 m11.4 m034 ha500,000 CEUTPC, NYKK, WWLTilted wharf to account for tides.
Beigangchi Longboda Wharf''' ?Sand?n/a150m?n/an/a?Tianjin Longboda MaterialsTemporary

Nanjiang Port Area

The Nanjiang Area lies on an artificial island 16 km long by 1.3–2 km wide, with an area of approximately 26 km2. Shoreline is 14.2 km long on the north side, and 12 km on the south side. This port area contains the bulk cargo terminals, in particular the large oil, ore and coal terminals.
TerminalStructureTypeBerthsBerth NumberQuay lengthDepthQuay CranesAreaAnnual CapacityOwnerNotes
Tourist Boats Wharf Wooden PontoonServicen/a?190 m2 mn/a???Former Yuanyang service wharf.
Beihai Search and Rescue’s Tianjin Base Wharf Patrol2?115+65 m6-5.5 m?0.7 han/aCSROne of three dynamic rescue stations
Bohai Oil’s Materials Supply Company Comprehensive Service Terminal Service/Oil?Bohaiyou 4–6180+422+875 m5–6 m6n/a?CNOOC Bohai Oil Co.OSV base.
AtoN Base 板桩拉锚结构Patroln/aHaibiao245 m6–4 mn/a??Tianjin MSAAngular Pier
Tianjin Beifang Ganghang Petroleum Terminal Oil2×50,000 DWTBeifangyou 1–2300 m?6 loading arms13.98 ha1.9 MtTJNP
First Harbor Engineering First Wharf 栈桥式高桩梁板ServiceYihang Yihao200 m7 m2×3,000 DWT; 1 barge slip12 ha?FHE
First Harbor Engineering Pre-stressed Concrete Structures Factory Wharf 高桩梁板Service4×3,000 DWTYihang Erhao250+180 m6 m4×3,000 DWT71.1 haFHE
MSA Shipping Management Wharf Patroln/aHangzheng275 m4 mn/a?n/aTianjin MSA
Nanjiang Harbor Terminal 高桩梁板式Bulk1 Haigang209 m8 m45,66 ha4.5 MtThird Stevedoring Co.
Tianjin Port Petrochemical Terminal 高桩承台墩Oil4+1 S1-4 1,227.5 m17.4 – 18.8 m24 ?20 MtTPCS1W is a service wharf.
Tianjin Port Coke Terminal混凝土高桩承台Bulk Ore2 S5-6684 m13.8 m7 / 2 loaders 10 ha1.8 MtTPC
Tianjin Port Huaneng Coal Terminal混凝土高桩承台Coal4 S7-101,110 m19.6 m4 loaders ; 2 cranes 30 ha4 MtTPC, CNCGC, CHG
Tianjin Port Yuanhang Ore TerminalS11445 m20.8 m10 ??TPC, OL
Tianjin Port Yuanhang Bulk Cargo Terminal S12375 m?6 ??TPC, OL
Shenhua Tianjin Coal Terminal Phase 1 混凝土高桩承台Bulk3 S13-15890 m19.2 m3 loaders?45 MtTPC, CSE
Shenhua Coal Terminal Phase II Bulk3 S16-18890 m19.2 m3 loaders?35 MtTPC, CSEUnder construction
Tianjin Port Dry Bulk Terminal Bulk5S19-231,500 m22.5 m????Under construction.
Tianjin Port Dry Bulk Terminal Bulk2S24-25830 m22.5 m????Under construction.
Nanjiang Specialized Ore Terminal Bulk1×300,000 DWT; S26-S27400 m24.8 m?23 Mt??Projected to accept 400,000 DWT　［［VLOC］］ｓ．Under construction
Tianjin Port CNOOC Crude Oil Terminal Oil1 S28?????CNOOCUnder construction
Tianjin Port PetroChina Crude Oil Terminal Oil1 S29484 m22 marms ?20 MtTPC, PetrochinaUnder Construction
Tianjin Port Shihua Crude Oil Terminal Oil1 S30484 m22.5 m4 loading arms ?20 MtTPD, SinopecUnloading rate 8,000–12,000 t/hr
Tianjin Port Sinopec LNG Terminal LNG1 ; 1 service berthS31?22.5 m440 m?18 MtTPC, SinopecUnder construction.
Second Chimbusco Bunkering Base Wharf Bunker2×5,000 DWTS32-33260 m6.5 m?14.3 ha3.8 MtUnder Construction-
Sinochem Tianjin Port Petrochemical Terminal Oil3 S34-36509 m??42 ha5 MtSinoChem, TPC950,000 m3 tanks
Tianjin Port Nanjiang China Aviation Oil Petroleum Terminal 工程Oil2×50,000 DWTS37-38560 m14.5 m??6 MtCNAF TPC
Tianjin Port Shenghan Petrochemical Terminal ?Oil3 S36-37680 m??50 ha7 MtTPG; TJHF31 ha, 120,000 m3 tank farm
CNOOC Tianjin Port LNG Receiving Terminal LNG1 FSRU; 1×200,000 DWT projectedS52450 m15 m??2.2 Mt TPC, CNOOC, Tianjin GasUnder construction.

Dongjiang Port Area

Dongjiang Port Area lies on an artificial peninsula 10 km long and 3 km wide to the northeast of the main basin, and has an approximate area of 33 km2. This is the newest part of Tianjin Xingang, and is still in development. It includes a new container terminal, a regional logistics center, and a 10 km2 bonded port area.
The Dongjiang Port Area is being developed into a comprehensive complex with three parallel zones: the terminal area; a logistic processing zone associated with the bonded port; and a comprehensive service zone, which will include office space, residential space, and shopping and leisure facilities. The leisure area will be centered on the cruiser terminal and yachting piers, and around an artificial beach, built with sand imported from Fujian and including a variety of entertainment facilities.
TerminalPort AreaStructureBerthsBerth NumbersQuay lengthDepthQuay CranesAreaAnnual CapacityOwnersNotes
Tianjin Port Huicheng General Cargo Terminal General4 N33-361075 m14–15.5 m13 40 ha11 MtTPC, KIH
Tianjin Port Pacific International Container Terminal D1-62,300 m16 m23 218 ha4 M TEUPSA International; TPC
Dongjiang Construction Materials Terminal Bulk1×10,000 DWTDongjiang Kuangjian212 m10 m52 ha1.3 MtTPCSea sand and stone
Dongjiang MSA Comprehensive Supervision Base Patrol1×3,000 gt?200 m?n/a2 han/aTianjin MSAUAV ramp. Under construction
Binhai Ocean One International Yachting Club Passenger700+200???n/a5 ha?Under Construction
Tianjin International Cruiser Homeport 高桩梁板Passenger2×200,000 DWT Y1-2625 m 11.5 mn/a8 ha500,000 passengersTPC; CMHK
Tianjin Port Dongjiang Development Memorial Park Hydraulic Engineering Wharf ?Service??78 m?n/a40.9 han/aTPG

Haihe Port Area

The Haihe Port Area operates all river docks from the Xingang Shipping Lock up to the Haihe Second Tidal Barrier, a distance of 39.5 km. Once the core of the Tanggu port, the lower Haihe river area has seen diminishing number of wharves as riverfront real estate has been reassigned for development. In 2003, the Haihe Port Area had 7,100 m of quayside, 83 berths, 56 production berths dealing with all sorts of cargo including containers. The start of the work on the new Tanggu CBD, however, meant the demolition of most facilities in the Xiangguowan, Yujiapu and Lanjingdao peninsulas, including the large Third Stevedoring Company terminal in Yujiapu, which closed in 2009.
This wind-down of activity is still continuing, and on January 1, 2012, the Haihe will be downgraded from a category I waterway into a category IV, limited to vessels under 1,000 DWT and 10 m of air draft. This change will effectively close the river to seagoing vessels, and limit Haihe traffic to barges. Nevertheless, industrial expansion further up the river will lead to a recovery in the number of available berths. Current plans call for six different production areas, with an area of 9.7 km2 and a quayside length of 21 km.
TerminalStructureTypeBerthsBerth NumberQuay lengthDepthQuay CranesAreaAnnual CapacityOwnerNotes
Xingang Shiplock Navigation Wharves Servicen/a?261.8 m 2.9–4.7 m00n/aTwo service wharves at both sides of shiplock-
First Harbor Engineering First Company Boat SectionService??137 m???FHE2 additional barge slips
Tianjin Port Well Yield Logistics Terminal Multi-Purpose4 sihao matou120+360 m5.5 m8 inch loading arm30 ha?
MSA AtoN Tanggu Wharf ?Patrol??117 m4 mn/a?n/aTJMSANotes
Tug & Lighter Company Haihe Wharf ,预应力钢筋混凝土高桩大板栈桥结构Service?Yongtai131 m4 mn/a?n/aBeing decommissioned-
Sinotrans Yujiapu Terminal 高桩无梁General1×5,000 DWTWaiyun102 m+50m4.5 m0?n/aBeing decommissioned-
Jinghai Petrochemical 908 Wharf Bulk Liquid2 T1-2137+55 m6-5.5 m10 loading arms ??
Hebei Maritime Transport Terminal Bulk Liquid2Shuixian145 m6 m3,000 m??
Target Towing Detachment Tangu Wharf 高桩无梁大板栈桥Patrol??73 m4 mn/a?n/aPLANNotes
Border Troops Tanggu Wharf 高桩梁板Patrol?136m4mn/a?n/aBinhai Border GuardsUsed by CG, FLEC and CII.
Dagu Chemical Co. Liquid Chemical Terminal 高桩承台Liquid Bulk3 Dahua 1–2130+101+48 m5.6 m???Propylene, Liquid Lye and Calcium Carbide terminals
Tianlong Liquid Chemical Co. Terminal Liquid Bulk1×3,000 DWTTianlong120 m5 m???DCG
Tianjin Binhai Alliance Petrochemical Terminal Liquid Bulk2×3,000 DWTBinhai Shihua East/West142.1 m3.9 m4 30 ha?
North Sea Oil and Grain Company Terminal 钢筋混凝土高土桩承台Liquid Bulk2 Beihai Liangyou185+100 m6 m???COFCO
Tianjin Huagang Logistics Co. Terminal 高桩墩台式结构General3 Huagang 1–3384 m5 m5??Serving the Beihai ceramics market
Sinotrans Tianjin Xinhe Distribution Terminal 高桩梁板结构General5 Xinhewaiyun 1–5488 m6 m9 10 ha??外运新河
Tianjin Tiande Logistics Company Terminal General2 Tiande 1–2126.5 m+129m6.2 m6 6 ha5.5 Mt
Xinhe Oil Storage and Distribution Center Terminal Oil1 Xinhechuyou123 m6 m???
Great Wall Lubricants Terminal 钢筋混凝土高桩无梁大板Open high pileOil1 Changcheng120 m5.6 m??Sinolube新河储油所
Second Barrier Water Conservancy Wharf ?Dredging??88 m4.5 m0?n/a-
Tianjin Shangyuan Terminal Bulk1 Shangyuan97 m4.8 m2??Servicing the Chaori Power Plant.-
Goods and Materials Cooperation Terminal Bulk1Wuzixiezuo120 m5 m2??-
Zhengjiatai Terminal 钢筋混凝土板桩Bulk4 Zhengjiatai 1–4404 m5 m512.1 ha3.6 MtTPCConstruction materials

Beitang Port Area

The Beitang Port Area lies on both sides of the Beitangkou estuary. At present it is limited to several small barge wharves, but it is planned to expand as part of the development of the Binhai Tourism Area. There are two service wharves planned, 230 m and 150 m in length, plus a large environmental monitoring base, passenger terminal, construction materials wharves and yachting marina. The Beitang Fishing Harbor is directly north, inside the river estuary.

Dagukou Port Area

The Dagukou Port Area lies on the southern side of the Haihe river mouth. It is composed of the wharves of the Tianjin Lingang Harbor Economic Zone, which is a large industrial area being constructed on reclaimed land. The Dagukou port area is expanding fast, and it is expected to reach a capacity of 100 Mt per year by 2015. Further up the Haihe estuary is the Donggu Fishing Port, which still moors 400 fishing boats.
TerminalStructureTypeBerthsBerth NumbersQuay lengthDepthQuay CranesAreaAnnual CapacityOwnerNotes
Haihe Estuary Flood Prevention Dredging Wharf ?Dredging??280 m?n/a?n/aHaihe Water ConservancyBeing converted for MSA service.
Donggu Fishing Harbor Wharf ?Fishing200 ?400 m2 m???
Tianjin Binhai Enesis Trade Base ?General1×2,000 DWT?500 m7.8 mQuay Cranes2.3 ha?EnesisCold Chain & Livestock. Under Construction
Lingang General Berth 1A Marginal High Pile Beam & Slab General1×50,000 DWTL1A200 m11 mQuay Cranes??LHACSpecialized Cement
Tianjin Lingang 1B-C Berths ?General2×20,000 DWTL1B-C370 m11 m3??LHAC
Tianjin Lingang General Berths No.2 & No.3 ?General2×50,000 DWT479 m7.8 m??LHAC
Tianjin Lingang General Berth 4 ?General1×20,000 DWTL4220 m11 m3?1.24 MtLHAC
Stolthaven Tianjin Chemical Terminal ?Oil2 L5-6330+365 m10.5–14 m?13 ha?SNTG, LHAC
Lingang Vopak Terminal Offshore Marginal Narrow Platform High Pile Beam & Slab Liquid Chemical & Oil2×50,000 DWTBerth L7-8604 m14 m?62 ha3.75 MtKVNV, BCIG, TJNPActivated in January 2012
Tianjin Lingang Jinneng Petrochemical Terminal L9298 m???Annual CapacityJinnengUnder Construction
Tianjin Dagukou General Berths 10–11 ?General2×70,000 DWTL10-11521 m15 m??4.2 MtLHAC
Tianjin Lingang General Berth 18 ?General1×20,000 DWTL18260.5 m??20 ha900,000 tLHACUnder Construction
Dagukou Bomesc Oceanic Heavy Industry Construction Base Wharf ?Components Transfer and Fitting2 ?250 m????CCCC
Tianjin Lingang Shipbuilding Base Fitting Wharf #1 and Materials Wharf ?Fitting, Materials2 ?707+150 m9 m???CSIC
Cofco Jiayue Grains & Oil Terminal ?Dry & Liquid Bulk3 Liangyou 1–3310 m 16 m?30 ha6 MtCOFCO; BGG;SMGBerths 2–3 Under Construction
Sinovel Windpower Tianjin Lingang Shipping Base High PileEquipment4×5,000 DWT?520 m??24.8 ha?SinovelUnder Construction

Port fairway

The Tianjin Xingang is divided into the Main Shipping Channel, the Chuanzhadong Channel, and the Northern Branch Channel. The Dagusha Channel and the Haihe river channel are separate fairways with slightly different regulations.

Shipping channels

  1. The Main shipping channel is 39.5 km long. The channel extends from the gate line of the VTS control area, up to the start of the Chuanzhadong Channel. Since November 2010, the Main Channel has been dredged to a depth of −19.5 m and a bottom width of 420 m, making it capable of handling two-way 250,000 DWT traffic, and to accept 300,000 DWT ships at high tide. There are two service channels at each side of the main channel, which allow ships under 10,000 DWT to transit without interference from the big ships. The breakwater mouth was expanded to 1,100 m wide in 2010. As of 2012, the Main Channel is being deepened to 22 m and widened to 765 m, which will allow two-way all-tide traffic of 300,000 DWT ships by 2013.
  2. The Chuanzhadong channel, called "Chuanzha channel" in Admiralty charts, starts roughly at the level of the Second Pier and ends at the Xingang Shipping Lock, a total of around 4.5 km. Its depth varies between 10 m to 5 m as it approaches the shiplock.
  3. The Northern Harbor Branch Channel extends from its bifurcation from the main channel up to the northern end of the basin, approximately 6.5 km. It has been dredged all the way to the end of the basin to a depth of 15 m and a width of between 190 m to 390 m. Its junction with the Main Channel was widened to 765 m in 2007 to facilitate traffic merging.
The Dagusha Channel is wholly separate from the Main Channel. It is 27.5 km long from safe water to the mouth of the Haihe. It was upgraded in December 2010 to a depth of 12.3 m, 180 m wide, for a one-way traffic capacity of 50,000 DWT. Current dredging is expanding the Channel to 230 m bottom width and 14 m depth, which will allow all-tide traffic of 100,000 DWT vessels. The long-term plan is to dredge the Channel up to a two-way 200,000 DWT capability.
The Haihe River Channel varies in depth between 4 m to 8 m with a minimum bottom width of 50 m and a maximum of 120 m. It can handle vessels of up to 5,000 DWT in the section between the Xingang Shiplock and the Haimen Bridge, and up to 3,000 DWT and 31 m air draft from the Haimen Bridge to the Second Tidal Barrier. This capacity will be reduced to 1,000 DWT once the planned fixed bridges in the Haihe are built.
The Beitangkou Channel is at present a natural shallow-water buoyed channel capable of handling barges, fishing boats and service vessels of up to 1,000 gt. It is currently being dredged to 7.9 m depth, 190 m width.
The channels serving the other three port areas are being expanded and will become open as said areas become open. The Nangang Channel was activated in July 2011 on a trial basis. At present it extends 19 km and is dredged to a 5,000 DWT capacity. According to plans, it will reach 100,000 DWT capacity by as early as 2015. The Gaoshaling Channel is currently being dredged to 12.5 m depth, 150 m width, for a planned capacity of 50,000 DWT in 2015. The Hangu Channel is being dredged for 16 km to a 7 m depth, 75 m width, for a capacity of 5,000 DWT
A number of secondary channels have been set up and seamarked by the MSA and FLEC to divert small boat traffic away from the main fairways. The "Sand and Gravel Transport Boats Preferred Channel" runs to the south of the Main Channel and the Dagukou anchorages, and is designed to stop the dangerous flow of barges and construction vessels that used to cut across NE-SW, right through the flow of large ships. The Donggu Fishing Port Channel runs north of the Dagusha Channel, close to the Nanjiang island, and separates fishing boats from the deep water channel.
Harbor basins are breakwater-protected, and include the in-harbor Channels and the approaches to the wharves. The Main Harbor Basin extends 16.5 km from the Xingang Shipping Lock to breakwater mouth, and there are four secondary basins within the main basin, formed by the four jutting piers of the Beijiang port area. The North Harbor Basin is 8.5 km long by 1,100–900 m wide, and has two secondary basins. The Dagukou Harbor Basin is 14 km long, and tapers down from 1,500 to 900 m wide as it goes up the old Haihe mouth. It also has two secondary basins.

Anchorages

Tianjin Port has six main anchorage areas and two temporary anchorages. All anchorages are designated for all functions—berth waiting, quarantine, inspection and pilotage—, and provide little shelter from weather or rough seas. Bottom hold is poor to very poor, anchored vessels are advised to keep five cables of clearance, as anchor dragging is common.
The Dagukou North, South and Chemical Bulk anchorages are situated on both sides of the main shipping channel, to the east of the Dagu Lighthouse. These anchorages cater for the majority of the traffic, and can get very crowded. Collisions have occurred with some frequency in the past. The two deep water anchorage sites are further out into the deeper parts of the Bohai Bay. One anchorage for very large Capesize vessels of more than 150,000 DWT is shared with Tangshan Caofeidian.
Two more anchorages serve the Dagukou area. Both are located on the south side of the Dagusha channel. No6 covers 40 km2, has depth of 10–13 m and anchors small and medium displacement vessels. No5 anchorage covers 20 km2 and has a depth of 16–18 m, anchoring larger vessels. No6 anchorage is operational but still little used, No5 was recently activated but it is still considered "temporary". The most recent temporary anchorage serves the newly opened Nangang area. Finally, there is a "Zhengjiatai Lay-By Berthing Area" on the Haihe, next to the Second Barrier for ships awaiting berths at the Zhengjiatai terminal.
NameLocationDepthBottomDWT AnchorablePurpose
North Dagukou Anchorage * 38°59"24'N/117°58"18'E
  • 38°58"01'N/118°07"04'E
  • 38°56"57'N/117°57"39'E
  • 38°56"33'N/118°06"26'E
8–13.0 mMud50,000 DWTAll vessels with drafts of less than 10.5 m, except tankers and chemical bulk carriers.
South Dagukou Anchorage * 38°55"42'N/118°01"14'E
  • 38°53"26'N/118°00"39'E
  • 38 °54"54'N/118°06"15'E
  • 38°52"38'N/118°05"40'E
    		• 12.0–16.0 mMud50,000 DWTDangerous Cargo of more than 8.0 m draft, and other cargo ships of over 10.0 m draft but less than 13.0 m.
    Chemical Bulk Anchorage * 38°55"42'N/118°01"14' E
  • 38°56"18'N/117°57"29'E
  • 38°53"26'N/118°00"39'E
  • 38°54"02'N/117°56"54' E
    		• 10.0 mMud50,000 DWTTankers and bulk chemical carriers of less than 8.00 m draft.
    100,000 DWT Anchorage *38°51"49.446'N/118°10"18.033'E
  • 38°49"43.474'N/118°13"53.163'E
  • 38°48"07.35'N/118°12"21.13'E
  • 38°50"13.27'N/118°08"46.03'E
    		• 18.0 mMud100,000 DWTVessels of draft over 13.0 m
    Tianjin and Caofeidian Large Vessel Anchorage *38°53′62″N/118°24′66″E38°53′43″N/118°26′43″E
    38°52′06″N/118°27′28″E
    38°52′36″N/118°23′85″E    		23–28 mMud300,000 DWTFor very large tankers and bulk carriers. Shared between Tianjin and Tangshan Caofeidian.
    Tianjin Lingang No5 Anchorage *38°42'.13 N/118°13'.06E
    • 38°39'.72 N/118°17'.13E
    • 38°38'.12 N/118°15'.59E
    • 38°40'.53 N/118°11.53'E
    		16–18 mMud100,000 DWTTemporary Anchorage Area
    Tianjin Lingang No6 Anchorage 38°49.56'N/118°00.48'E38°48.35'N/118°02.50'E
    38°47.50'N/118°01.75'E
    38°48.75'N/117°59.72'E    		12 mMud50,000 DWT
    Tianjin Nangang Industrial Area Temporary Anchorage38°44′58″.0 N/117°56′03″.0E
    38°44′55″.0 N/118°02′57″.0E
    38°43′17″.5 N/118°02′55″.5E
    38°43′21″.0 N/117°56′01″.5E    		9.0–12.5 mMudTemporary, opened in 2011
    Zhengjiatai Lay-By Berthing Area39°01′04″.0 N/117°27′35″.0 E
    39°01′00″.0 N/117°27′40″.0 E
    39°00′58″.0 N/117°27′39″.0 E
    39°01′01″.0N/117°27′33″.0E    		5.6 mMud-

    Shiplocks and tidal barriers

    The Haihe river channel is separated from the sea channels by three structures: First, the Xingang Shiplock in the northern side of the estuary is the main shipping route into the Haihe area. It was started by the Japanese occupation forces in 1942, completed in 1943 and made operational by the Nationalist government after the war, in 1946. It has a width of 20.5 m, a length of 180 m and cill depth of 5 m. It allows passage to vessels up to 18.5 m wide, limited to 17.5 m at night and for ships carrying liquid bulk or otherwise dangerous cargoes. The Haihe Bridge is directly over the shiplock, with an air clearance of 39.5 m.
    Second, the Haihe Tidal Barrier, built in 1958, and last refurbished in 1999, serves as a dam, flood control sluice and tide surge protection for the Haihe river mouth. It is an open sluice design, with 8 vertical-rising gates designed for an average flow of 1,200 m3/s flow when open, with a maximum flow of 1,689 m3/s recorded on 28 August 1963.
    Third, the Tanggu Fishing Boat Lock is located at the western end of the channel between Donggu and Lanjingdao Island. Built in 1959, it is 150 m long, 14 m wide, 8 m ditch depth, with cill water depth of 2.5 m. It can handle ships of up to 200 gt. In 2011, the Fishing Boat Lock gates started to be rebuilt to allow for larger road traffic between Donggu and Lanjingdao.
    The final hydraulic structure of the Tianjin Port is the Haihe Second Barrier at Dongnigucun, in the Jinnan district. The Second Barrier is also an open-type sluice barrier, with 8 vertical-rising gates allowing an average flow of 1200 m3/s. The Barrier, opened in July 1984, closes ship traffic upriver into Tianjin city proper, and its erection resulted in the abandonment of 29.3 km of navigable channel.

    Port areas under development

    The last three areas are under construction, and will be integrated into Port operations as they come online.
    Hangu Port Area comprises the Tianjin Central Fishing Port, which is located at Caijiabao to the north of Beitang. The Central Fishing Port is a large mixed development that gathers tourist facilities, a yachting marina, a fishing port with 17 berths capable of handling ships up to 5,000 DWT for a throughput of 17 million tonnes, and cold-chain warehousing. It is expected to go into full operation in 2012–13.
    Gaoshaling Port Area is located on reclaimed land to the south of the Lingang Industrial Area and north of the Duliujian river. It includes the docks of the southern section of the Lingang Economic Area, and will have its own channel. Gaoshaling area will focus on heavy equipment handling and other heavy industrial cargo. The
    Nangang Port Area is being built on the reclaimed land of the TEDA Nangang Industrial Zone, south of the Duliujian river and north of the Ziya river. It will focus at first on petrochemical goods. The first trial wharf opened in 2011.

    Geophysical setting

    Geology

    The coastal area of Tianjin municipality prior to development was dominated by mudflats, salt marshes, and coastal shallows. This littoral zone is wide and slopes gently: the 0 m isobath extends to 3–8 km from shore at a slope of 0.71–1.28%, the −5 m isobath extends 14–18 km from shore, and the −10 m isobath reaches 22–36 km from shore. These features make deep water navigation dependent on extensive dredging, but it also means that land reclamation is a cost-effective option for construction. Tianjin Port is thus by necessity largely man-made through dredging and reclamation.
    Soil geology: As it is largely built on man-made surfaces, Tianjin Port’s engineering geology is fairly regular:
    1. A layer of artificial fill from +4.6 m to +2.0 m of elevation. On older parts of the Port, this layer was placed by jetting dredged material, which made the dredged silty clay finer. More recent construction uses the vacuum preloading method, which results in better compacted surfaces.
    2. A layer of marine deposits of silt and silty clay interspersed with sand, of recent date. It is around 15 m thick, highly waterlogged, and considered a risk to liquefy during an earthquake.
    3. A layer of alluvial deposit of the Holocene estuary delta. This is mostly cohesive soil and silty sand, horizontally stratified. At −21 m there is a dense layer of fine sand, which provides good support for piles and foundations. although in newer construction, piling usually extends to −36 m or beyond. Bedrock is not reached at engineering depths
    Seismological Conditions: The area of Tianjin is very seismically active. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake affected the harbor and caused serious damage to its installations. The Port's current design specifications are to resist earthquakes of intensity 7, to a basic design Peak ground acceleration of 0.15 g.

    Meteorological conditions

    Climate: Tianjin Port is at the northern limit of the continental monsoon climate area. Specifically, it belongs to the temperate semi-humid continental climate type, with a short rainy season in the summer, large seasonal differences in temperature, and large variation in weather year to year. Annual average temperature is. The hottest months are July and August, and the coldest is January. The average relative humidity is 65%, with a maximum of 100% recorded in summer, and a minimum of 3% recorded in winter.
    Precipitation and Storms Average annual precipitation is, with rainfall concentrated on the rainy months of July and August. Maximum recorded annual rainfall was in 1964, and minimum recorded annual rainfall was in 1968. The maximum single day precipitation recorded occurred on 30 July 1975. The average number of thunderstorms is 27.5 per year, mostly breaking out in June and July. Due to its shallowness and narrowness, the Tianjin coast is prone to storm surges: since 1860 there has been 30 storm surges, around once every 4 years, most recently in 2003, 2009 and 2011. Of the nine serious surges in the last hundred years, five were caused by typhoons, and four by winter cyclones.
    for the Port of TianjinWinds: Average annual wind velocity is 4.43 m/s; Easterly winds have the fastest average velocity, averaging 6.51 m/s. Strongest wind recorded was a WNW blowing at 33 m/s, on 3 January 1986. Winds over category 7 are observed for 1–7% of the year. Predominant winds are:
    Fog: Fog or haze is present around one third of the year, particularly during winter. Of these hazy days, there is an average of 16.5 fog days per year with visibility of less than one kilometer. The foggiest year on record was 1972, with 26 days; foggiest month was January 1973 with 12 days. Like other regions in the North China Plain, Tianjin Port is prone to pollution haze. This haze can be a navigational problem when combined with foggy conditions.

    Hydrology

    The Bohai Bay is one of the three bays that compose the Bohai Sea. The Bay is a semi-enclosed, fairly shallow water basin, with average depth below 10 m. It has relatively poor water exchange into the Bohai Sea, and in turn the Bohai Sea exchanges poorly with the Yellow Sea, which means that both silt and pollution runoff accumulates in the Bay.
    Tides: Tanggu has a mixed semidiurnal tide. The lunitidal interval is 45 min, the average duration of rise is 5 h 40 min, and the average duration of fall is 6 h 53 min. The daily inequality between low waters is particularly marked.
    Average tide heights at the Tanggu Oceanic Station are:
    at the western end of the Nanjiang Island
    The design water levels for port facilities are:
    Tidal currents: Flood tide at the Dagukou Anchorage flows northwest, at an average speed of 0.8 knots, and a maximum of 1.9 knots. Ebbing tide flows to the southeast, at an average speed of 0.7 knots, and a maximum of 1 knot. Tide currents within breakwaters are parallel to the channel and have a maximum speed of 0.64 knots.
    Waves: The western Bohai Bay is a relatively calm body of water. The frequency of waves below 1.0 m height is 87.6%, of waves of height above 1.0 m is 12.4%, waves above 2.0 m is 1.9% and waves above 3.0 m is 0.4%. The proportion of pure wind waves is 74.2%, of pure swell waves is 0.9%, and of mixed swell/wind is 24.9%. Predominant wave directions are NNE-E, ENE-E S, SSE and SE. Waves are strongest in spring and weakest in fall. Summers are very calm, unless typhoons wander off far enough north. Strongest average waves are ENE and NNW waves.
    Icing: Ice cover in the Bohai Bay is highest in February. Shore icing extends an average of 500 m, with an average thickness of 10–25 cm, maximum of 40 cm. Drift ice extends 15–20 nm, roughly to the 10–15 m isobath. Average drift ice thickness is around 5 cm, maximum thickness is 20–25 cm. Ice flows are SE–NW, at an average speed of 30 cm/s, maximum of 100 cm/s.
    Icing is a regular problem for the Haihe river port area, and requires continuous clearing. Icing is not normally a navigational hazard at the seaport, except on extremely severe winters like the 2009–2010 winter. Seasonal buoyage change is necessary.
    Sedimentation: Silting was long considered an insurmountable obstacle to deep-water navigation at Tanggu. However, the extensive hydraulic work of the last decades, in particular the damming of the Haihe, has reduced silting to manageable levels, reducing average estuary water sediment from 0.75 kg/m3 to 0.1 kg/m3
    Pollution: Severe eutrophication caused by polluted runoff has made red tides in the Bohai Bay common. Combined with overfishing, this has put pressure on once-abundant fish stocks. Biological pollution is also a problem, with illegal ballast water discharges creating a strong danger of invasive exotic species. Habitat destruction caused by reclamation has damaged coastal wetlands, intertidal flats and shallow water hatcheries essential for many fish and bird species.