Editing Transport in China (section)

==Ports and shipping==
[[File:Nansha Passenger Port 2017 12.jpg|thumb|Nansha Passenger Port in [[Nansha, Guangzhou|Nansha District]], [[Guangzhou]]]]
{{Main|Ports of China}}
{{See also|Chinese shipping}}

China has more than 2,000 ports, 130 of which are open to foreign ships. The major ports, including river ports accessible by [[ocean]]-going ships, are [[Beihai]], [[Dalian]], [[Dandong]], [[Fuzhou]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Haikou]], [[Hankou District|Hankou]], [[Huangpu District, Guangzhou|Huangpu]], [[Jiujiang]], [[Lianyungang]], [[Nanjing]], [[Nantong]], [[Ningbo]], [[Qingdao]], [[Qinhuangdao]], [[Rizhao]], [[Sanya]], [[Shanghai]], [[Shantou]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Tianjin]], [[Weihai]], [[Wenzhou]], [[Xiamen]], [[Yangzhou]], [[Yantai]], and [[Zhanjiang]].

China has sixteen "major" shipping ports with a capacity of over 50 million tons per year. Combined China's total shipping capacity is in excess of 2,890 million tons. By 2010, 35% of the world's shipping is expected to originate from China. The seven largest port terminals are Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai. Additionally, [[Port of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] is a major international port serving as an important trade center for China. In 2005 Shanghai Port Management Department reported that its [[Shanghai port]] became the world's largest cargo port, processing cargo topping 443 million tons and surpassing [[Port of Singapore|Singapore's port]]. The [[Port of Shanghai]] is presently undergoing significant upgrades. Shanghai Model Port Alliance is responsible for many of the upgrades that are expected to make Shanghai's port more automated, minimizing the loss of goods and time while helping [[Customs]] collect more accurate tariffs. If the Shanghai project is successful, there is interest in replicating the process in other Chinese ports.

In 2003 China's major coastal ports handled 2.1 billion tons of freight.
[[File:Yangshan-Port-Containers.jpg|thumb|[[Yangshan Port]] off the coast in Shanghai]]

As of 2007, China's merchant fleet had 1,775 ships ({{GT|1000|metric}} or over) {{GT|22,219,786|metric}}/{{DWT|33,819,636|metric|disp=long}}
by type: barge carrier 3, [[bulk carrier]] 415, [[cargo ship]] 689, carrier 3, [[chemical tanker]] 62, combination ore/oil 2, [[container ship]] 157, [[LNG carrier|liquefied gas]] 35, passenger 8, passenger/[[cargo ship]] 84, [[oil tanker]] 250, [[Reefer ship|refrigerated cargo ship]] 33, [[roll-on/roll-off]] 9, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 17.

*foreign-owned: 12 (Ecuador 1, Greece 1, Hong Kong 6, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Norway 1) (2007)
*registered in other countries: 1,366 (Bahamas 9, Bangladesh 1, Belize 107, Bermuda 10, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 166, Cyprus 10, France 5, Georgia 4, Germany 2, Honduras 3, Hong Kong 309, India 1, Indonesia 2, Liberia 32, Malaysia 1, Malta 13, Marshall Islands 3, Mongolia 3, Norway 47, Panama 473, Philippines 2, Sierra Leone 8, Singapore 19, St Vincent and The Grenadines 106, Thailand 1, Turkey 1, Tuvalu 25, unknown 33) (2007)

Two important [[train ferry|rail ferry]] crossings operate off the China coast. The [[Bohai Train Ferry]] allows freight trains to shortcut from [[Liaoning]] to [[Shandong]], while the Guangdong–Hainan Ferry (part of the [[Guangdong–Hainan Railway]]) connects [[Hainan]] Island with China's mainland. There are also passenger and vehicle ferry lines connecting China with [[South Korea]] and Japan, as well as with the [[Republic of China|R.O.C.]]-controlled [[Kinmen]] Island.