Guangzhou Port announced earlier this month that full-scale construction has begun on the Phase V project of the Nansha Port Area, located on Longxue Island in Nansha.

The development forms part of a major national scheme under China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and supports the Greater Bay Area’s port cluster.

The project carries an estimated investment of 14.447 billion yuan and includes plans for an annual container handling capacity of 6.7 million TEUs.

Upon completion, total annual capacity at Nansha Port Area is expected to reach 35 million TEUs.

Infrastructure plans include four berths designed for 200,000-ton-class ocean-going container vessels, alongside 15 berths for 5,000-ton-class container barges and five workboat berths.

The total shoreline length exceeds 3,800 metres, enabling all-weather berthing for the largest container vessels.

Furthermore, the layout introduces a river-sea intermodal arrangement, with seagoing vessels positioned on the eastern side and barges on the western side.

This configuration is intended to establish a direct connection between ocean shipping and inland waterway transport and improve operational efficiency.

According to the Journal of Commerce, the construction activity comes amid continued growth in container volumes in Guangzhou.

Throughput increased by 8% to more than 27 million TEUs last year, with over 22 million TEUs handled at Nansha.

Growth has continued this year, with total throughput rising by 4% to 9 million TEUs in the first four months.