Overhead view of Kwai Chung container port terminal in Hong Kong with straddle crane
Hong Kong is one of several hub ports serving the South-East and East Asia region, and is an economic gateway to mainland China. During 2001, more than 37,000 sea-going vessels arrived at Hong Kong. The average turnaround time for container vessels is about 10 hours. For conventional vessels working in mid-stream at buoys or anchorages, it is 42 and 52 hours respectively. The port has been one of the busiest container ports in the world for many years, and at times the busiest. It was the world's busiest container port from 1987 to 1989, from 1992 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2004[1], until overtaken by the Port of Singapore in 2005 onwards. In the first quarter of 2007, it was also overtaken for the first time by the Port of Shanghai. There are currently nine container terminals situated at Kwai Chung, Stonecutters Island and Tsing Yi (the last one completed in 2004). Substantial TEU throughput is handled by the River trade terminal at Tuen Mun and by mid-stream.
Size: 3467px × 5200px
Location: Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, China
Photo credit: © Tony Kwan / Alamy / Afripics
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