New shipping atlas aims to improve integration of country's northern ports

An atlas for shipping in waters off the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is being drawn up to provide information for navigating and improving efficiency, according to the Tianjin-based Navigation Guarantee Center of North China's Sea under the Ministry of Transport.

"The atlas will help integrate the development of the main ports in the region and facilitate the larger integration of regional transportation," according to the center's spokesman, Chai Jinzhu.

There are four main ports in the region - one in Tianjin and three in Hebei. They are Tianjin Port, Qinhuangdao Port, Caofeidian Port in Tangshan and Huanghua Port in Cangzhou.