Guangzhou
About 24 million TEU handled in 2023
Location and Figures
Overview
The historic river port of the Pearl River Delta, reborn at deepwater Nansha island. Guangzhou was the only Chinese port open to Western trade under the Canton System of the 1700s. Today Nansha terminals push it past 24 million TEU a year.
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