The Port of Qingdao is a seaport on the Yellow Sea in the vicinity of Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the ten busiest ports in the world (7th in 2010 considering total cargo volume according to the Institute of Shipping Economics & Logistics).
Qingdao port consist of four areas (often themselves referred to as port due to their being very large) - Dagang port area, Qianwan port area, Huangdong oil port area (for oil tankers) and Dongjiakou (Simplified: 董家口) port area, the latter being located 40 kilometres south of Qingdao city.[1]
Beside including the Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal and the Qingdao Cosport International Container Terminal, located in different areas, Qingdao also has a large terminal for handling iron ore.