Nantong Port is a major river port in the Yangtze Delta and an important hub port of the country. It is one of China’s category-one national ports opened to foreign trade. It owns a shoreline of 4.2 km and a land mass of 1.5 sq km with 5 major terminals namely Tongzhou Terminal, Jianghai Terminal, Yaogang Terminal, Langshan Terminal and the Container Terminal. They together operate 23 berths, including 2 berths for vessels of 150,000 tonnage, 5 berths for vessels of 70,000 tonnage, 3 berths for vessels of 50,000 tonnage and 3 berths for vessels of 10,000 tonnage.

The main cargoes handled by Nantong Port Group are iron ore, minerals, cement, steel, coal, sulphur, fertilizers, grains and edible oil. It houses the second largest distribution centre for bulk cargo down-stream. It is also the largest sulphur feeder port in the nation and the largest hub port for iron ore trans-shipment along the Yangtze River. Nantong Port provides easy access to the Yangtze Region by road and waterway which is an ideal hub port for cargo trans-shipment.

In 2009, Nantong Port had reached over 100 million tonnes annual throughput for the fourth consecutive year. Annual cargo throughput of Nantong Port Group recorded 55 million tonnes in 2009, representing 2% year-on-year growth.