Jiangyin Sunan Container Terminal operates the container terminal in Jiangyin Port. The terminal houses a land area of 0.49 sq km, a shoreline of 589 m long with 3 berths of 50,000 tonnes maximum capacity and a secondary shoreline of 1,090 m long with 8 berths for barges of 5,000 tonnes capacity each.
As the only container terminal in Jiangyin, Jiangyin Sunan is principally engaged in containers loading and unloading, storage, maintenance, washing and leasing of containers etc. The annual container throughput of the terminal reached 554,000 TEUs in 2010, representing a 11% year-on-year growth.
PYI acquired 25% interest in Jiangyin Sunan from Shanghai International Port Group in June 2009 at a consideration of RMB27.65 million (HK$31.4 million). In July 2010, PYI further contributed RMB134.8 million (HK$154.6 million) to the enlarged registered capital of Jiangyin Sunan for an increase of equity interest from 25% to 40%.