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Tianjin East Port, currently under construction, is located in the northeastern part of Tianjin Port. With a total area of about 30 square kilometers, it is a peninsula-type port surrounded by the sea on three sides. It is being constructed through land reclamation of shoal and beach regions. According to the plan, the East Port is divided into “three zones”, namely the terminal operation zone, logistics processing zone and comprehensive supporting service zone. It is equipped with “five functions”: containers terminal handling, containers logistics processing, business and trade, residence, and leisure and tourism.
The terminal operation zone is located in the western part of the port. It boasts a 7-kilometer long deepwater coastline of container terminals that can receive the most advanced container ships in the world around the clock. The logistics processing zone is located in the middle of the port. Making use of the port’s advantages, it can provide full and convenient logistics services for domestic and foreign logistics enterprises. The comprehensive supporting service zone is located in the eastern part of the port, including a residential area, a commercial business area, tourism and leisure resorts, and a cruise terminal area. It can provide office, living, business and leisure services for the East Port workers and personnel coming to Dongjiang.
At present, the 30 square kilometers of the East Port have been wholly reclaimed as land, completing basic infrastructure construction. Asia's largest international cruise home port, China's largest artificial beach scenic area, and the largest international commodity exhibition center in North China have all been put into use. A five-star hotel, yacht leisure center, and financial and trade service center in the comprehensive supporting service zone are under construction.
In order to promote the further opening of Tianjin Binhai New Area, the State Council approved the establishment of Tianjin East Bonded Port on August 31, 2006. Tianjin East Bonded Port covers an area of 10 square kilometers. It began its first closed operations in a 4-square-kilometer area by the end of 2007. It began overall closed operation in August 2012. Its six container berths include 2,300 meters of coastline, 58 warehouses, a logistics processing zone with a 60-square-meter yard, customs supervision services and port office facilities. Its accumulated container throughput has exceeded 9 million TEUs. More than 1,000 Chinese and foreign enterprises have settled in the area, creating an agglomeration effect in industries such as shipping, logistics, leasing and trade settlement. It presents a strong advantage in wine, automobile and cold chain industries, attracting a large number of high-end projects including Cosco Bulk, China Coal, Datang Leasing, Cofco Food, Gaoyin Wine, Mercedes VPC and Dayang Frozen Products. It has strong development momentum in gathering shipping logistics elements and attracting high-end industries and international trade enterprises.
In accordance with the Construction Plan for the Core Functional Zone of Tianjin North International Shipping Center approved by the State Council, Dongjiang Bonded Port, as a core functional zone in the north international shipping center and an innovation platform for comprehensive reform, will "promote ship registration systems, international shipping taxes, offshore financial businesses and pilot leasing businesses. It will also actively carry out explorations regarding reforming free trade port construction with Chinese characteristics. Within 5 to 10 years, it will perfect such functions as international transit, international distribution, international procurement, and international trade, shipping finance, shipping transactions, ship leasing and offshore financial services. It will become a northern international shipping center, international logistics center and core functional zone with various shipping elements. It will have a radiating effect and participate in global resource allocation. It will also become an international shipping and financing center with perfect comprehensive functions.
According to the principle of "government guidance, enterprise operation and diversified investment", Tianjin Port (Group) Co – in accordance with the requirements of the State Council, Tianjin municipal party committee and municipal government – is promoting the functional development of East Port. It will start construction of the second artificial island in East Port in order to accelerate the transition and upgrade to free trade port zone. It will also make contributions to the development and opening-up of Tianjin Binhai New Area.
