Qingdao builds world's largest ore dock  

全球最大礦石碼頭青島投入運行

青島港董家口港區礦石接卸碼頭工程3月9日晚正式竣工驗收并投入運行，此碼頭是中國建成的第一個30萬噸(結構兼顧40萬噸)礦石接卸碼頭，也是目前世界最大的礦石接卸碼頭。

Qingdao (CNS) -- The Dongjiakou harbor area of Qingdao port completed construction of a dock on Saturday in east China's Shandong province. With an ore processing capacity of 300,000 tons, it is the largest ore dock in the world.

With the sea on three sides, the Dongjiakou harbor area is near the international marine channel, making it an excellent deepwater harbor, according to its manager.

"Commodities were loaded on small ships and pulled into the harbor before. Now, a ship with a tonnage of 300,000 can sail directly into the port," said Cao Fangliang, the harbor's manager.