It is the only major port in eastern Guangdong, and the gateway to the Shantou SEZ.

In 2012, it had a throughput of 45.6 million tons of cargo, and 1,250,000 TEU of containers.

[1] Like most Chinese seaports, it has experienced frantic growth in the last two decades and has plans for large expansion in the future.

[2] The Port of Shantou is located in the estuary of the Rongjiang river (榕江), opening to the South China Sea.

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