Nantong builds for new economy

Transformation, transport links bring fresh opportunities

In the 200-hectare industrial park funded by COSCO Nantong, trucks shuttle back and forth carrying steel plates and machine parts as cranes at the nearby port stretch out and place them for shipping.

With the nation's top technologies in offshore equipment manufacturing, COSCO started to plan the base five years ago. It is among a range of local companies looking seaward to expand markets and increase production through a restructured business model.