The Qingdao Port, Shandong province, recorded 200 billion tons of throughput and 7 million standard containers from January to June, according to the provincial transportation department.

Starting this year, the Port increased marketing to offer shipping of iron ores and upgraded its loading berths to improve its competitiveness. A total of two iron ore berths and two common berths, designed to ship 31.92 million tons of cargo per year, have been built in the port.