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Tongling
Pilot
updated May 2010- 铜陵港 Pilot boards30°53.8′N 117°44.4′E
Pilotage is compulsory, usually daytime only. It is possible to arrange entry or sailing after sunset.
Key data
updated Feb 2025Size limits
LOA 135m, beam 21m, draught 12.3m, 14,503DWT.
Tides
The average level is 4.82m.The highest water level over the years is 14.21m and the lowest is 0.68m.
Max draft per terminal
| Terminal | Max draught | Max LOA | Berths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinyuan Port | 12.30 m | 135 m | 10 |
| Tongling Port Yangtze River Foreign Trade Terminal | — | 117 m | 2 |
| Dongyuan Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Guodian Tongling Power Generation | — | 135 m | 1 |
| Jincheng Terminal | — | — | 1 |
| Liuguo Chemical | — | 112 m | 2 |
| Tongling CONCH | — | 135 m | 3 |
| Tongling Shangfeng Cement | — | — | 2 |
| Tongling Wanneng Binjiang Port | — | 130 m | 1 |
| Tongling Xuanli Special Steel | — | 130 m | 1 |
| Wanneng Tongling Power Generation | — | — | 1 |
| Xinggang Terminal | — | — | 2 |
| Xinxing Cathay Tongling Donggang | — | — | 1 |
Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.
Approach
updated May 2010Approach
The port has E and W fairways, the latter is the main channel with a width of 100m during the dry season. The two fairways join together at Yangshanji and form a channel which is 1,200m wide on average, with a depth of 4.5m CD, giving a maximum draught limitation of 7.0m.
Anchorages
There are 2 anchorages in the port, Fangganghe and Shaobagou.
Tugs
There are 2 tugs available, 1 x 500 and 1 x 428hp.
Reporting before arrival
updated May 2010Communications
Callsign Penavico Tongling.
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
Port services
updated Jul 2014Repairs
Small scale repairs are available
Bunkers, water and stores
Available at berth.
Working hours
The port works throughout 24 hours, on a two shift basis regardless of holidays and festivals. Shift 1: 0800-1600hrs, shift 2: 1600-2359hrs.
About Tongling
updated Sep 2026Where it is
The port of Tongling is located on the right bank of the lower reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River in Anhui Province.
The port
The port is bounded by Meigeng up river and Digang down river with an overall length of approx 60km and a water area of 470,000m².
The port has 4 harbour areas, Datong, Henggang, Shaobagou and Chengguan.
The main cargoes handled in the port are containers, bulk and breakbulk cargoes including coal, petroleum, metallic ore, ore materials, sand, cement and phosphorus ore.
Traffic
Approx 110,000,000t of cargo and 40,000TEU handled annually.
Questions about Tongling
Where does the pilot board at Tongling?
The pilot boards at 铜陵港, 30°53.8′N 117°44.4′E.
What time zone is Tongling in?
Local time at Tongling is UTC+8. No summer time.
What is the maximum draft at Tongling?
The deepest berth listed is at Jinyuan Port: 12.30 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.
Who carries out Port State Control at Tongling?
Port State Control at Tongling: Tokyo MOU.
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tongling?
The UN/LOCODE of Tongling is CNTOL.
Tips from seafarers
What crews who called at Tongling 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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