The Port of Qingdao is located at the starting point of Qingdao-Jinan Expressway and Jiaozhou-Jinan Railway convenient for cargo gathering and transporting. Besides its business coverage in the whole Shandong Province, the Port, with its vast economic hinterland, has extended its business to such provinces and regions as Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Sichuan. The Port has established trade contacts with more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions. Presently, the Port has 70 productive berths, among which 24 berths are deep sea water berths for vessels of over 10,000 dwt. In 1995, the throughput capacity of the Port reached 73 million tons, out of which, containers handled were 600,00 TEUs.

During the Eighth Five-Year Plan period, one berth in the second phase of Huangdao oil terminal for vessels of 200,000 dwt and 6 deep water berths in the first phase of Qianwan port area were completed. Among the 6 deep water berths, there are 2 general cargo berths for vessels of 20,000 dwt, one timber berth for vessels of 25,000 dwt, one multi-purpose berth for vessels of 50,000 dwt, one coal berth for vessels of 35,000 dwt and another coal berth for vessels of 50,000 dwt. the designed annual throughput capacity was increased by 34 million tons.