Port of Tianjin, Seaport in Binhai New Area, China

The Port of Tianjin is a seaport on the western shore of Bohai Bay at the mouth of the Haihe River, with 151 production berths and over 31.9 km of quay at the end of 2010. It is largely man-made through dredging and reclamation, and is divided into nine port areas, including Beijiang, Nanjiang and Dongjiang around the Xingang fairway. Photographs show cargo ships, tugboats and tall lattice cranes along the waterfront.

The harbor began as Tanggu in 1860 when the area opened to foreign trade after the Second Opium War. During the Japanese occupation, the modern port infrastructure was built in 1940 under the name Tianjin Xingang, later expanded significantly.

The harbor serves as a gateway linking northern China to roughly six hundred international ports across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Containers and cargo from three continents move through the terminals each day, shaping the working rhythm of the entire region.

Operations run in three daily shifts around the clock and ensure continuous cargo handling throughout the year. Visitor access is heavily restricted since this is an active industrial facility with security regulations.

Covering roughly one hundred twenty square kilometers, the facility ranks among the largest artificially built harbors on mainland China. Separate terminals for automobiles, chemicals and bulk materials allow highly specialized handling of different types of cargo.