Overview:

According to economic data released by Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, National Bureau of Statistics of China and General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, China’s economy has freed itself from the impact brought by global economic crisis, and showed a recovery, along which the operation of Chinese port industry turns better.

First, cargo throughput of ports continues to grow.

In Jan-Aug.2009, cargo throughput of ports (above designated scale) rose 4.9% to 4.49994 billion tons, in which coastal ports completed 3.10535 billion tons, up 4.8% from the same period last year; and the inland river ports swept 1.3946 billion tons, presenting a 5.2% year-on-year rise.

Second, passenger throughput continues to grow.

In Jan.-Aug., 2009, China ports with considerable scale witnessed passenger throughput of 70.58 million persons, increasing 12% from the same period last year, of which coastal ports swept 52.47 million persons, up 13.4%; inland river ports 11.11 million persons, up 2.6%.

Third, the throughput of merchandise for foreign trade made small grow margin.

In Jan.-Aug., 2009, China ports with considerable scale handled 1,403 million tons of merchandise for foreign trade, up 3.1% from the same period last year, of which 1,280.84 million tons were handled by coastal ports, up 2.4%; 122.16 million tons by inland river ports, up 12%.

Fourth, the drop of international container throughput further shrank.

In Jan.-Aug, 2009, the international container throughput of China ports with considerable scale amounted to 77.7225 million TEU, a 9% drop from the same period last year. Of which, coastal ports handled 70.7744 million TEU, down 8.8%; inland river ports 7.6481 million TEU, down11.3%.

1. Overview of Ports
1.1 Concepts
1.1.1 Port
1.1.2 Dock
1.1.3 Berth
1.1.4 Container
1.1.5 TEU
1.1.6 Cargo Throughput
1.2 Characteristics of Port Technology
1.2.1 Water Depth of Port
1.2.2 Number of Berths in Ports
1.2.3 Terrain Height of Ports

2. Status Quo of China Port Industry
2.1 Industry Operation Environment
2.1.1 Political Climate
2.1.2 Investment & Financing Environment
2.1.3 Macro-economic Environment
2.2 Construction of Infrastructure Utilities in China Ports
2.3 Operation and Throughput of China Ports, 2008-2009
2.3.1 Operation and Throughput of China Ports in 2008
2.3.2 Operation and Throughput of China Ports in Jan.-Aug., 2009

3. China's Planning for Port Group Construction
3.1 Port Group in the Yangtze River Delta
3.1.1 Overview
3.1.2 Development Planning, 2010
3.1.3 Construction Focus, 2010
3.2 Port Group in the Pearl River Delta
3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Development Planning, 2010
3.2.3 Construction Focus, 2010
3.3 Port Group in Circum-Bohai Sea Region
3.3.1 Overview
3.3.2 Development Planning, 2010
3.3.3 Construction Focus, 2010
3.4 Operation of Port Group in Three Regions, Jan.-Aug., 2009

4. Key Companies in Port Industry
4.1 Overseas Companies
4.1.1 PSA
4.1.2 DPW
4.2 Chinese Companies
4.2.1 Hutchison Whampoa Limited
4.2.2 Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd
4.2.3 Shenzhen Yantian Port Holdings Co., Ltd
4.2.4 Tianjin Port Co., Ltd
4.2.5 Guangzhou Port Group Co., Ltd
4.2.6 PDA Corporation
4.2.7 Xiamen Port Holding Group Co., Ltd
4.2.8 Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd
4.2.9 Ningbo Port Group Co., Ltd
4.2.10 Others

5. Influences of Relevant Industries
5.1 Container and Bulk Cargo Transportation Market
5.1.1 Transport Capacity and Development Trend of Container Shipping Market
5.1.2 Transport Capacity and Development Trend of Bulk Cargo Shipping Market
5.1.3 Crude Oil Transportation and Development Trend
5.1.4 Iron Ore Transportation and Development Trend
5.1.5 Coal Transportation and Development Trend
5.2 China Inland River Transport Market
5.2.1 Analysis of Inland River Ports
5.2.2 Characteristics of Waterway Network Distribution
5.2.3 Geographical Distribution of Rivers & Ports
5.2.4 Main Navigable Rivers
5.2.5 Demand and Development of China Inland River Transport
5.2.6 Inland River Transport in Guangdong Province
5.2.7 Advantages in the Development of Inland River Transport in West China
5.2.8 Inland River Transport in Shanghai

6. Operation of Logistics in China Ports
6.1 Status Quo of China Port Logistics
6.1.1 Rapid Rising Scale of Port Logistics
6.1.2 Port Logistics Utility of Certain Scale
6.1.3 Further Development of Port Shipping Cooperation
6.1.4 Steady Improvement in Port Logistics Service
6.1.5 Integrated Development of Port Logistics and the Industries Near Ports
6.1.6 In-depth Development of Cooperation in Port Logistics
6.2 Development Trend of China Port Logistics
6.2.1 Relationship between Port and Logistics
6.2.2 Requisite Conditions for China Ports to Develop Logistics Industry
6.3.3 Status Quo and Gap of China Ports
6.3 Selection of Strategies for Modern Logistics Development of Port Enterprises
6.2.1 Combined Strategy
6.2.2 Product Strategy

7. Development Trends of China Port Industry
7.1 Characteristics and Opportunities
7.1.1 Framework of China Ports in the Future
7.1.2 Logistics Service being the Most Important Link in Port Competition
7.1.3 Competition between Domestic and Foreign Capital in Port Industry
7.1.4 Opportunities Faced by Port Industry
7.2 Investment Analysis
7.2.1 Competitive Patterns
7.2.2 Entry Barriers
7.2.3 Investment Opportunities and Risks
7.2.4 Profitability
7.3 Development Trends of Port Industry
7.3.1 Development Trends of Port Scale Economy
7.3.2 Four Trends of Coastal Port Construction

8. Summary & Outlook of Port Industry
8.1 Summary of Port Industry in 2008
8.2 Retrospect of Port Industry in Jan-Aug., 2009
8.2.1 Cargo Throughput Continues to Grow
8.2.2 Passenger Throughput Continues to Grow
8.2.3 Throughput of Merchandise for Foreign Trade Saw Small Growth Margin
8.2.4 The Drop of International Container Throughput Further Shrank
8.3 Outlook of Port Industry in 2H2009

Selected Charts

"Capital Origins of China Ports Construction
China GDP and Growth Rates, 2002-2008
China’s Cargo Import & Export Sum and Growth Rates, 2002-2008
Annual Growth Rate of China Economy and Port Indices, 2001-2008
China Import & Export Sum and Growth Rate Change, 1H2009
Production-based Berths of China Ports, 2008
10,000-ton Berths Distribution of China Coastal Ports, 2008
10,000-ton Berth Composition of China Ports, 2008
10,000-ton Specialized Berth Composition of China Ports, 2008
Number and Net DWT of Waterway Transport Ships in China, 2008
China Cargo & Passenger Transport by Waterway, 2008
Cargo Throughput of China Ports, 2008
China Ports’ Throughput of Merchandise for Foreign Trade, 2008
Container Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports, 2008
Throughput Accomplishments of China 100-million-ton Ports, 2008
Million-TEU Container Accomplishments of China Ports, 2008
Classification of Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports, 2008
Sundry Cargo Transport of China Ports, 2008
Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports with Considerable Scale, 2008
Passenger Throughput of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Nov., 2008
The Accomplished Investments in China Coastal and Inland River Construction, 2008
Newly Built (Expanded) Berths of China Ports, 2008
Running Trend of China Waterway Cargo Turnover, 2008
China Cargo Turnover by Waterway, 2008
Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Passenger Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Throughput of Merchandise for Foreign Trade of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Container Throughput Accomplishments of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Top Ten Ports by Container Throughput, Jan.-Aug., 2009
Cargo & Container Throughput of China’s Three Port Groups, Jan-Aug, 2009
Proportion of Three Port Groups’ Cargo Throughput in National Total of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Proportion of Three Port Groups’ Container Throughput in National Total of China Ports with Considerable Scale, Jan-Aug, 2009
Container Accomplishments of PSA, 2005-2008
Profitability of DPW, 2008
Container Throughput Accomplishments of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, 2002-2008
Throughput Accomplishments of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd, 2008
Main Data of Yantian Port Co., Ltd, 2006-2008
Operating Revenue and Profit of Tianjin Port Co., Ltd, 2008
Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of Guangzhou Port Group Co., Ltd, Aug.2009
Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of PDA Corporation, 2008
Cargo Throughput Accomplishments of PDA Corporation, March 2009
Throughput Accomplishments of Xiamen Port Holding Group Co., Ltd, Jan-Oct, 2008
Throughput Accomplishments of Qinhuangdao Port Group Co., Ltd, 2003-2008
Throughput Accomplishments of Ningbo Port Group Co., Ltd, 2003-2008
Growth Rates of Global Demand for Container Transportation, 2000-2008
International Dry Bulk Cargo Transportation, 2004-2009
International Dry Bulk Cargo Shipping Demand, 2004-2009
Global Demand for Crude Oil and Transportation, 2004-2008
China’s Import of Iron Ore, 2000-2008
China's Monthly Import of Iron Ore, 2008
China’s Coal Export, 2003-2008
Main Rivers in China
Number of Berths in China Inland River Ports
Targeted Mileage of Inland River Channel Construction in Shanghai, 2006-2010
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Jan.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Feb.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Mar.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Apr.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, May.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Jun.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Jul.2009
Cargo Throughput of China Inland River Ports, Aug.2009
Annual Growth Rates of China Economy and Port Indices, 2001-2008
Production-based Berths of China Ports, 2001-2008
Cargo Throughput and Growth Trend of China Ports, 2001-2008
Container Throughput and Growth Trend of China Ports, 2001-2008
Container Throughput of China’s Top 10 Ports, 2007-2008