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Five berths at Jiaxing Port in East China's Zhejiang province open to foreign ships on Jan 28. [Photo/cnjxol.com]

Five berths at Jiaxing Port in East China's Zhejiang province opened to foreign ships on Jan 28 after being approved by experts, local media reported.

Four of them (D6, D9, 10, D11), located in the Zhapu port area of Jiaxing Port, are managed by the Jiaxing branch of Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co.

D6 is a 20,000-metric ton bulk cargo berth, D9 is a 55,000-ton multi-functional berth, and D10 and D11 are 15,000-ton universal berths.

"The operation of the four berths will greatly improve the foreign trade capacity of the Zhapu port area and further expand the opening of Jiaxing Port," said an employee at the port management office of the Jiaxing government.

Another berth is the A4 liquid bulk cargo terminal of the Dushan port area.

Jiaxing has been focusing on the development of the Dushan port area in recent years. But as many new chemical material companies begin operating in the area, it is struggling to meet their demands. The new berth will help solve this problem.

Jiaxing Port recently made a list of the top 100 ports in the world capable of handling various types of cargo. To date, the port has established 49 open water productive berths, including 23 berths for foreign ships.

In 2020, Jiaxing Port experienced a 7.34 percent year-on-year increase in cargo throughput, the largest increase in Zhejiang, to 117 million metric tons, including 1.96 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).