The General Plan for Dongying Port calls for expanding it into a mega-port by 2020 with one hundred million tons of large-scale bulk cargo, general cargo and container.

"The national strategy of developing the Yellow River Delta into a highly efficient eco-economic zone gives new chances to Dongying. Promoting the development of the port and the area around the port is crucial for Dongying’s rise,” Zhang Jianhua, mayor of Dongying, said.

Forty-four berths used for production are scheduled to be built in 2020. These berths are expected to generate a throughput of 50 million tons in 2015.

Cooperating with economic powerhouses is a part of the port’s development initiative. China National Offshore Oil Corporation has agreed to build a petrochemical industrial park, a crude oil storage base, a refined oil storage park and a logistics park in the Port.

Meanwhile Datang plans to invest 22 billion yuan on building a power generation program with a total installed capacity of 4,000,000 kilowatts.

The port’s infrastructure also has been improved. The city spent 1.5 billion yuan on building roads and installing street lamps, and 95.3 million yuan on building a sewage disposal factory.

To date, a total of 22 projects with a pledged investment of 12 billion yuan have settled at the port.

Jing Xianghui, deputy secretary of the economic zone at Dongying Port, predicted that it will be built into a top petrochemical industry base in the Yellow River Delta within ten years. The fixed asset of the port is expected to reach 120 billion yuan and the annual output value will hit 40 billion yuan by the end of 2020.

By Zhao Ruixue (China Daily Shandong Bureau)

Editor: Li Jing