Nansha cruise port to start operations this year

Nansha International Cruise Home Port, an international cruise home port, is expected to commence operations in Nansha of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, in November this year, according to sources with the port development company.

The port, which will be one of the biggest of its kind, is spread over an area of 760,000 sq m, and will offer four berths with 1.6 km of shoreline. It can accommodate cruise ships up to 225,000 metric tons.

When operational, the port will be able to handle 750,000 to 1 million trips of inbound and outbound tourists a year, according to its developer Guangzhou CCCC Cruise Home Port Investment Development Co Ltd. The developer is a fully-owned unit of CCCC Urban Investment Holding Co Ltd, which is a part of China Communications Construction Co Ltd, a Fortune 500 company.