Following the national strategy of the 14th Five-Year Plan, Shandong Rizhao Port has further increased its direct ship-docking rate and efficiency of cargo handling, and has improved its comprehensive supply service in recent years. (Photos: Shi Jiamin/People's Daily app, compiled by Feng Zhenglin)

Rizhao Port has strongly promoted high-quality development along the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

According to statistics from Rizhao Customs, in the first half year of 2021, the cargo volume of imports and exports at Rizhao Port was about 144 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 4.4 percent.

Imports of iron ore during this period amounted to 77.41 million tons, increasing 7.9 percent year-on-year. Import and export containers reached 131,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, increasing 20.4 percent year-on-year.

Aerial photo shows a view of Rizhao Port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province.

Aerial photo shows a view of Rizhao Port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province.