The shipping platform

Location: Yantai is situated on the NE coast of Shandong, a peninsula separating the Bo Hai Gulf to the N and the Yellow Sea to the S, 89nm from Dalian. General overview: Yantai is a multi-cargo port with facilities for wet and dry shipments and major drydock facilities. Imports: Iron ore, fertiliser, grain, timber, fishmeal and steel. Exports: Cement, construction materials, coal, crude oil, corn and frozen cargo. Traffic figures: Approx 80,000,000t of cargo, 1,169,000TEU and 2,875,000 passengers are handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Iron Ore: Draught 15.5m. Fertilisers/coal/timber: Draught 12.0m summer and 11.8m winter. Alumina: Draught 12.5m. Largest vessel handled: "Macedonia", LOA 295m, beam 47m.