The Port of Nantong, situated on the north bank of the lower Yangtze River and close to the estuary of the Yangtze River, is one of the import and export hub ports in China. Now the port has 26 productive berths, among which 9 berths are for vessels of over 10,000 dwt. The annual throughput was 16.09 million tons in 1995.

The second -phase works in Langshan port area built during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period were completed and inspected and accepted by the State on October 28,1993, which include one bulk cargo berth for vessel of 25,000 dwt, two multi-purpose berths for vessels of 13,000 dwt, four medium sized berths as well as a large river basin along the Yangtze River. The designed annual throughput capacity of the Project is 8.40 million tons.