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Taixing
Pilot
- No.17泰州海轮锚地 Pilot boards32°07.5′N 119°54.4′E
- CJJS#31天星洲海轮锚地 Pilot boards32°04.8′N 119°55.9′E
- No.16常州港海轮锚地 Pilot boards32°03.0′N 119°56.7′E
Key data
updated Jan 2025Size limits
LOA 291.8m, beam 45m, draught 13.6m, 175,580DWT.
Load line zone
Summer.
Tides
The highest water level over the year for the operational areas along the Changjiang River is 5.66m, the lowest is -0.82m during the dry season and the average water level is 3.03m. The tidal range is approx 2.5m during the summer and autumn and approx 1.0m during the winter and spring.
The highest water level over the year for the operational areas along Rutai Canal is 3.5m, the lowest is 1.5m and the average water level is 2.5m. The max flow velocity is 2.9kts and the average is 2.4kts. The max flow is 325m³/s, the min is 252m³/s and the average is 288m³/s.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Sanmu Logistics Terminal | — | 230 m | 1 |
| SP Chemicals Terminal | 13.60 m | 232 m | 3 |
| UPC Group Terminal | 12.00 m | 185 m | 1 |
| Jinyan Chemical Terminal | 11.90 m | 230 m | 3 |
| Taixing Guochuan Terminal | 11.40 m | 229 m | 2 |
| Hongqiao Storage Terminal | — | 200 m | 4 |
| Taixing Pacific Petrochemical Terminal | 10.00 m | 165 m | 2 |
| Binjiang General Terminal | — | 190 m | 2 |
| COFCO Industry (Taixing) | — | — | 1 |
| Hong Tai Shang Pin Concrete | — | — | 1 |
| Jiangsu Baota Cement | — | — | 1 |
| Jiangsu Minsheng Port | — | 292 m | 4 |
| Qiwei Public Terminal | — | 254 m | 3 |
| Taixing Dahua Concrete | — | — | 1 |
| Abel-Chemical (Jiangsu) | — | 184 m | 2 |
All 16 terminals
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shatong (Taixing) Chemical | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated Jan 2025Charts and publications
BA 1738, 1759. Admiralty Pilot NP32A, NP286(6).
Inspections
Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.
Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.
ISPS
ISPS Designated Authority: Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Department of Water Transportation.
Contact: Senior Marine Officer.
Address: 11 Jian Guo Men Nei Av, Beijing, 100736, China.
Tel: +86 01 652 92626.
Fax: +86 01 652 92642.
Email: [email protected]
For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org
About Taixing
updated Jan 2025Where it is
The port of Taixing is located in Taixing county in Jiangsu Province, on the N bank of the lower reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River. It is a port for the Changjiang water systems.
The port
The port of Taixing is for the transport of Taixing's local trade and also the transhipment of cargoes.It has 4 harbour areas which are situated in the counties of Taixing, Huangqiao, Kouan and Guochuan. Two on the Changjiang River and two on the Rutai Canal. It has a natural shoreline totalling more than 10km and a land area of more than 40,000m².
The main cargoes handled in the port are coal, ore materials and non-metallic ore. The port also handles bulk, breakbulk, steel and liquid cargo.
Traffic
Approx 60,000,000t of cargo (including 13,000,000t of coal) handled annually.
Questions about Taixing
Where does the pilot board at Taixing?
The pilot boards at No.17泰州海轮锚地, 32°07.5′N 119°54.4′E. Taixing has 3 pilot boarding places.
What time zone is Taixing in?
Local time at Taixing is UTC+8. No summer time.
What is the maximum draft at Taixing?
The deepest berth listed is at SP Chemicals Terminal: 13.60 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.
Which load line zone is Taixing in?
Summer.
Who carries out Port State Control at Taixing?
Port State Control at Taixing: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Taixing?
The UN/LOCODE of Taixing is CNTAX.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Taixing say: pilot boarding, the agent's papers, inspections, shore leave. Each tip is shown with the writer's rank and ship type, and an AI summary sits on top once there are three or more.
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