Accra, Aug. 15, GNA - The Chinese East Free Port of Tianjin would exceed throughput of 400 million tons by 2010, Mr Ou Yonglin, Vice Director of Publicity Department of the Port, told visiting African Journalists.

He said Tianjin is the largest free port in China, with the most favourable policy that facilitated cargo clearance processes, offered the most convenient transportation and most advantageous location. Tianjin serves as the port of Beijing and is engaged in handling container and general goods; liquid bulk cargo and dry bulk cargo.

It has specialized docks for containers, iron ore, coal, petrol-chemical products, general cargo; bulk grain, bulk fertilizer; as well as roll-on-roll-off, as well as international passenger service docks.

Tianjin has links with the Tema and Takoradi Ports and handles most of the machinery and equipment shipped to Ghana for numerous ongoing Chinese projects.

Mr Ou advised African businessmen and women to patronise the Port since it offered regular services at competitive prices for the shipment of cargo to and from China.