An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows a view of the Chuanshan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
NINGBO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port saw its cargo throughput surpassing 1.4 billion tonnes in 2025, ranking the first globally in terms of annual cargo throughput for the 17th consecutive year, according to the port.
As a key hub of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has continued to expand its global reach. By the end of 2025, the port had offered more than 300 container shipping routes linking over 700 ports in more than 200 countries and regions.
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows a cargo ship berthing at the Meishan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
This photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows a view of the Chuanshan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
A cargo ship (L) berths at the Meishan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Staff members work at the operations control center of the Meishan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province on Jan. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows the storage yard of a container terminal at the Chuanshan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026 shows cargo ships berthing at the Meishan area of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)■