Qingdao City, Shandong Province, will build a new "Tungjiakou Port" off Liangye Bay in the southwest of Jiaonan City, adding competitive edge to its port economy, reported NewsTrak Daily.

Tungjiakou Port, a peninsula in the southwest of Shandong, has a natural coastline of 29km and water depth of 15 to 20m. It is one of the deep-sea ports that are naturally wide enough for the navigation of big vessels.

The existing Qingdao Port in Inner Jiaozhou Bay is near saturation, plagued many times by the problem of overloading.
Tungjiakou comes handy as the area has natural conditions for the development of a coastal or even ocean economy.

The "Qingdao Tungjiakou Port Overall Development Plan" was first approved by the State Council in March 2009. Construction followed immediately in May. The port has total planned areas of 70 sq km, near-port industrial areas of 55 sq km and terminal shore lines of 35.7km, according to the plan.