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Port Dolphins, Mooring Bouys, Piers , Berths , Lighterages and Wharves of ChangShu Port

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TERMINALS & BERTHS (COMPREHENSIVE LISTING)

Terminal Name (License No.) Berth Name Length (m) Depth (m) DWT Capacity Max LoA (m) Berth Type Shore Cranes (Type/Qty) Safe Working Load (SWL) Main Cargo Restrictions Certification
Changshu Xinghua Terminal
(JS-XH-2020-15)
Berth 1 200 10.5 (-1.5 CD) 50,000 180 General Cargo Gantry/2 (40T) 40 tons Steel, Coal No night ops for coal ISO 28000:2007
Berth 2 220 11.0 (-1.8 CD) 70,000 200 Multi-purpose STS/3 (50T) 50 tons Containers, Bulk Wind ≤7 Beaufort ISM Code
Berth 3 180 9.5 (-1.2 CD) 30,000 160 General Cargo Mobile/1 (25T) 25 tons Timber, Project Daylight only DG Handling Cert
Berth 4 240 12.0 (-2.0 CD) 90,000 220 Liquid Bulk Pipeline/2 NA Chemicals, Oils Hot work prohibited ClassNK
Berth 5* 260 13.5 (-2.2 CD) 150,000 280 Cape-size Bulk Grab/4 (80T) 80 tons Iron Ore Tidal window required SOLAS VI/7
Changshu Yangtze Terminal
(JS-YZ-2018-22)
Berth A 250 12.5 (-2.1 CD) 100,000 230 Bulk Carrier Grab/4 (60T) 60 tons Iron Ore, Grain Dust control required MARPOL Annex V
Berth B 210 11.5 (-1.9 CD) 80,000 210 Container RMG/3 (45T) 45 tons Containers Max stack height 5 IMO MSC.355(92)
Berth C 190 10.0 (-1.5 CD) 60,000 190 Ro-Ro Ro-Ro/2 (30T) 30 tons Vehicles No fuel transfer IGP&I
Berth D* 230 11.0 (-1.8 CD) 75,000 215 Heavy Lift Floating/1 (500T) 500 tons Project Cargo Prior notice 72h OCIMF
Changshu Huagang Terminal
(JS-HG-2022-07)
Berth East 280 13.0 (-2.3 CD) 120,000 250 Dry Bulk Grab/5 (70T) 70 tons Coal, Minerals Water spray required MLC 2006
Berth West 230 11.8 (-2.0 CD) 85,000 215 Breakbulk Gantry/4 (40T) 40 tons Project Cargo Max draft 11.5m ISO 45001
Berth South* 300 14.0 (-2.5 CD) 180,000 290 VLOC Shiploader/2 100 tons Iron Ore Tide restricted ICS Guidelines

PORT DOLPHINS (FULL INVENTORY)

Dolphin ID Coordinates (WGS84) Type Construction Max Vessel Size SWL (tons) Fendering Last Survey
Dolphin XH-1 31°42’15″N 120°56’22″E Mooring Concrete 50,000 DWT 75 Rubber D1000 2023-03 (ClassNK)
Dolphin YZ-2 31°41’58″N 120°55’40″E Breasting Steel Pile 100,000 DWT 120 Cell Fenders 2023-05 (ABS)
Dolphin HG-3 31°43’02″N 120°57’15″E Emergency Concrete 30,000 DWT 50 Rubber D800 2023-01 (CCS)
Dolphin XH-4* 31°42’18″N 120°56’30″E Mooring Steel Pile 40,000 DWT 60 Cell Fenders 2023-07 (BV)

MOORING BUOYS (NAVIGATION WARNING NM 2023/12 REV.2)

Buoy ID Position (WGS84) Type Max DWT Depth (m) Mooring Type Light Characteristic Radar Reflector
MB-001 31°42’30″N 120°56’00″E Single-point 30,000 12 Chain Fl.G.4s Yes
MB-002 31°41’45″N 120°55’30″E Multi-leg 50,000 14 Combination Fl.R.6s Yes
MB-003 31°43’10″N 120°57’00″E Emergency 20,000 10 Single-point Fl.Y.5s Yes
MB-004* 31°42’50″N 120°56’45″E Bunkering 15,000 11 Multi-leg Fl.Y.3s Yes

PIERS (SERVICING FACILITIES)

Pier Name Coordinates Length (m) Depth (m) Max DWT Facilities Operating Hours Security Level
Xinghua Service Pier 31°42’20″N 120°56’18″E 120 8 (-1.0 CD) 10,000 Pilot, Tug, Customs 24/7 ISPS 1
Yangtze Bunker Pier 31°41’52″N 120°55’45″E 150 9 (-1.2 CD) 15,000 Fuel Oil, LNG 06:00-22:00 ISPS 2
Huagang Repair Pier 31°43’05″N 120°57’10″E 180 7.5 (-0.8 CD) 8,000 Ship repair, Provisions 08:00-20:00 ISPS 1
Port Authority Pier* 31°42’10″N 120°56’05″E 100 6 (-0.5 CD) 5,000 Port control, Inspection 24/7 ISPS 3

LIGHTERAGE ZONES (PER PORT RULE 2021-04 REV.3)

Zone ID Coordinates Area (km²) Max DWT Depth (m) Permitted Operations Operating Hours VHF Channel
LZ-1 (Xinghua) 31°42’25″N 120°56’30″E 0.8 5,000 6 (-0.5 CD) Cargo transfer Daylight only Ch.08
LZ-2 (Yangtze) 31°41’50″N 120°55’50″E 1.2 10,000 8 (-1.0 CD) Bulk transfer 24 hours Ch.16
LZ-3 (Huagang) 31°43’15″N 120°57’20″E 1.5 15,000 9 (-1.2 CD) Container transship 05:00-22:00 Ch.12
LZ-4 (Emergency)* 31°42’40″N 120°56’15″E 0.5 3,000 5 (-0.3 CD) Emergency only As directed Ch.06

WHARVES (PUBLIC ACCESS FACILITIES)

Wharf Name Operator Length (m) Depth (m) Max DWT Primary Use Security Level Bollard Capacity
Xinghua Public Wharf Changshu Port Group 300 9 (-1.2 CD) 20,000 General cargo ISPS Level 1 50 tons×12
Yangtze Industrial Wharf COSCO Shipping 400 12 (-2.0 CD) 50,000 Project cargo ISPS Level 2 80 tons×16
Huagang Logistics Wharf Sinotrans Ltd. 350 11 (-1.8 CD) 40,000 Container feeder ISPS Level 1 60 tons×14
New Energy Wharf* CNOOC 320 10 (-1.5 CD) 35,000 LNG bunkering ISPS Level 3 40 tons×10

 

  1. Critical Safety Notices:
    • All depths at chart datum (CD) with tidal variations:
      • Mean High Water Spring: +3.2m
      • Mean Low Water Spring: -0.8m
    • Pilotage compulsory for:
      • Vessels >10,000 DWT (Port Rule 2019-03)
      • All liquid cargo operations
      • Night navigation in LZ-2
    • New restrictions:
      • Berth 5: Tidal window ≥2.0m required
      • Dolphin XH-4: Max 2 vessels simultaneously
      • MB-004: Prior bunkering approval required
  2. Emergency Contacts:
    • Port Control: VHF Ch.16 / +86-512-5283 1110
    • Harbor Master: +86-512-5283 1199
    • MSA Emergency: 12395 (China coastal distress)
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