Main business
According to the official website of Tianjin Port in July 2019, Tianjin Port’s main business includes: port handling, port logistics, and other related port services (financial services, tally services, agency services, labor services, logistics services, material supply) [10] .
Flight route
According to the official website of Tianjin Port in July 2019, Tianjin Port has trade relations with more than 500 ports in more than 180 countries and regions in the world. There are 120 container liner routes and more than 550 flights per month, connecting major ports in the world [ 1] .
On July 8, 2019, the world’s largest container ship "Mediterranean Gulson" made its maiden voyage at Tianjin Port [11].
Passenger and cargo volume
In 2013, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Port exceeded 500 million tons, and the container throughput exceeded 13 million TEU [12].
In 2016, the total cargo throughput of Tianjin Port reached 550 million tons, and the container throughput reached 14.5 million TEU [13].
In 2018, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Port was 446.04 million tons, the same year-on-year [3]; Tianjin Port ranked ninth among the top ten ports in the world in terms of port cargo throughput [14]. The throughput of foreign trade cargo was 258.64 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.1%. The domestic trade cargo throughput was 187.4 million tons, an increase of 4.7%. 10,000 TEU, down 0.2% year-on-year, domestic trade container throughput was 7.974 million TEU, up 13.5% year-on-year; 116 international cruise ships were received, and 683,000 inbound and outbound passengers[3].
