Meizhouwan port

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Meizhouwan Port (also known as Meizhou Bay Port) is in Fujian province, the People's Republic of China.

The port is the site of a coal port and distribution center that is under development. It consists of five port areas, Xinghua, Dongwu, Xiuyu, Xiaocuo, and Douwei.

Location

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Background

In 2012, the State Development and Investment Corporation (SDIC) was reportedly building a coal terminal at Meizhouwan port, with a planned ultimate capacity of 80 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). Phase I would be 15 mtpa, phase II 25 mtpa, and phase III 40 mtpa. Construction was reported to be "in full swing" in April 2012. In 2012, the Meizhouwan port was merged with the Quanwan and Putian ports. According to Wikipedia, it had a total cargo throughput of 114 million tonnes in 2012.

The first phase of 15 mtpa capacity was completed in 2015. Phase II was reported as under construction in 2016. It was predicted the port would ship 2 million tonnes of coal to Taiwan by 2020, and supply coal to coastal provinces including Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangzhou. According to a Putian Government from 2016, Phase II may be designed for a 4.9 mtpa capacity.

In early 2021, the Fujian provincial government released the "Fujian Province Coastal Port Layout Plan (2020-2035)," which proposed to build large-scale coal terminals in Fuzhou Port and Meizhou Bay Port. The Fujian provincial government wanted to build four hundred million tons of large ports on the coast, and by 2035, they anticipated the province's total coastal port throughput to reach 880 million tons.

The 3# Stockyard construction in Phase II was permitted by Putian Department of Natural Resources in August 2024.

There is a nearby coal plant, the Meizhouwan Power Station, which likely receives coal from this terminal and is also run by SDIC.

Project Details

• Operator: SDIC
• Location: Fujian province, China
• Coal Capacity (Tonnes per year): 15 million
• Proposed Capacity (Tonnes per year): Phase II: 4.9 or 25 million; Phase III: 40 million
• Status: Phase I completed in 2014; Phase II is under construction
• Type: Imports/Exports
• Coal source:
• Project cost: 7.8 billion yuan (US$1.19 billion)
• Financing:

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