21 dedicated coal berths, max size of which is 150,000t, create a designed annual throughput of 193mlt. Super long train with 20,000t capacity can be unloaded by world most advanced coal loading & unloading facilities here. The port has world largest dedicated coal stock yards covering 2.498 million square meters. There are two shipping channels with “DGPS” navigation system providing round-the-clock service.

Port of Qinhuangdao is an auxiliary large-scale coal transport port of the dedicated coal railway line from Datong to Qinhuangdao. Automatic management is realized on unloading and ship loading with Chinese most advanced coal handling facilities. At present, car-dumper system is adopted in the East Harbor, while the West Harbor still follows spiral unloading facilities. Both car-dumper systems of Phase 3rd and 4th Coal Terminals can unload trains of 10,000dwt and super long trains with 20,000 tons coal have been handled successively. Coal trains enter the car-dumper system directly and are tipped uncoupled. 10 car-dumpers are in serve in Port of Qinhuangdao and maximum efficiency of each is 5400t per hour.

Phase 1 Coal Terminal Project:
As the first large-scale coal transport terminal which is self-designed and self-constructed in China, it was completed and put into operation in 1983. With a 20,000 dwt berth and a 50,000 dwt berth, a vessel of 60,000dwt can be berthed. The designed annual throughput is 10mlt.

Phase 2 Coal Terminal Project:
With two 50,000dwt berths, it was put into operation in 1985, the designed annual throughput being 20mlt. Jetty system is used on Phase 2 Coal Terminal and 70,000dwt vessels can berth there. The loading & unloading facilities that are highly automatic were imported from Japan and UK.

Phase 3 Coal Terminal Project:
It was completed and put into operation in 1989 with a designed annual capacity of 30 million tons. The principal facilities include two 35,000dwt berths and one 100,000 berth as well as a large coal stock yard which covers 256.7 square meters with a designed capacity of 1.70 million tons. As the affiliated project of Datong-Qinhuangdao Electrified Railway, Phase 3 Coal Terminal enjoys advantaged inland transport conditions. A number of operation lines and high efficiency are the features of the terminal. Systematic management and information management are adopted with the entire system controlled by computer and PLC system.

Phase 4 Coal Terminal Project:
As the state key project, it is a large-scale modern dedicated coal terminal with a designed annual throughput of 40mlt. The total investment is 1.6 billion yuan. Replying on the Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway, coal is transported mainly from Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, Inner Mongolia to East China, South China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. Phase 4 Coal Terminal is constructed with one 100,000dwt berth and two 35,000dwt berths. All equipments controlled by advanced computer and PLC network. It can boast to have the most advanced coal handling equipments in the world.

Reserved Project for Phase 4 Coal Terminal:
It was completed in July, 2004 with 326 million Yuan injected. Another 50,000dwt dedicated coal terminal was put into operation and another car-dumper was erected with a capacity of 5400t/h. It added 10 million tons to the port coal annual throughput. NO 7 Stevedoring Company is the managing body of Phase 4 Coal Terminal Project.

The Extension Project of Phase 4 Coal Terminal:
Taking advantage of the reserved unloading capacity of Phase 4 Coal Terminal Project, auxiliary facilities are put into service. A 50,000dwt berth and a 35,000dwt berth constructed, total length of the terminal being 495m, the designed annual capacity is 15mlt. Budgetary investment on the project is 906 million Yuan. Three strips of stock yards covering 257,000 square meters with a capacity of 1.25mlt are built imposing existing land area in the harbor.

Phase 5 Coal Terminal Project:
Located in the East Harbor, Phase 5 Coal Terminal is constructed with two 50,000dwt berths, one 100,000dwt berth and one 15,0000dwt berth with a designed annual capacity of 50 million tons. It is the largest and most advanced coal terminal in China, adopting world-leading technology of the 21th century. 48 flows are designed dumping & stacking and 259 for reclaiming & ship loading. “Three lines, three car-dumpers” system is adopted in the unloading process. It is designed to unload 20,000 marshalling train and four traction engines can pass the car-dumper system, efficiency being 7,200t/h. The port largest coal stockyard occupies 770,000 square meters with a capacity of 4mlt.