THE Port of Xiamen, opposite Taiwan, has posted a 12.9 per cent year-on-year profit increase to CNY286.7 million (US$46.3 million) in 2014, drawn on revenues of CNY7.5 billion, which increased of 56.8 per cent.
In a Shenzhen stock exchange filing, Xiamen Port declared a 7.4 per cent increase in cargo handling to 205 million tonnes with container throughput coming to 8.57 million TEU, ranking it eighth among China ports.
The port, serving the special status city in Fujian province formerly called Amoy, plans to build nine deepwater berths, a deepwater channel, as well as an anchorage, as it targets 10 million TEU in 2016.
The port also plans to test a high-speed roll-on-roll-off (ro-ro) service to Taiwan, as well as ro-ro services from Zhangzhou and Dongshan to Taiwan, reports IHS Maritime 360.
Today, the port operates 33 terminals, 23 berths for 10,000 tonnes and above, plus 163 services connecting 54 countries worldwide.
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