People's Daily reported that Zhanjiang Port has successfully realized the goal of becoming a 100 million tonnes port.

According to source, till December 24th the Zhanjiang Port had handled 102.15 million tonnes of cargo, therefore ranking as the nation's 15th 100 million tonnes port and the sole 100 million tonnes port among China's southwestern coastal ports.

At present, the Chinese government and Guangdong Province have already listed the Zhanjiang Port as one of the national and provincial major development projects. The Ministry of Transport designated the Zhanjiang Port to be the major port among the southwestern coastal ports in the National Coastal Ports Arrangement Planning.

(Sourced from People's Daily)