Yantai Port reaches new heights! China-Africa bulk cargo shipping volume surpasses 8 million tons.
Recently, a large cargo ship unloaded 176,000 tons of Guinean bauxite at Yantai Port in Shandong and then returned to Africa carrying 27,800 tons of machinery, vehicles, and construction materials. As of this point, Yantai Port's China-Africa breakbulk shipping line's volume since 2026 has exceeded 8 million tons, an increase of 93% year-on-year, setting a new historical high since the route was opened in 2015. This has significantly contributed to fostering connectivity and high-quality development in China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.During the ship's operation at the port, Yantai Port worked closely with port authorities such as Yantai Customs and Yantai Maritime Safety Administration to efficiently ensure "fast docking, quick loading, and swift departure" of the vessel. The ALL-LIFT International Breakbulk Terminal Company innovatively established a "one-platform, five-center, five-system" intelligent ecological workflow for breakbulk cargo, coordinating the efforts of the port, terminal captains, shipping companies, cargo owners, and securing personnel. This included streamlining processes, sharing vessel information, on-site planning, optimizing equipment selection, and deploying specialized lifting teams, ensuring a seamless connection across all aspects and minimizing the vessel's port stay. This continues to enhance the world-class brand of "ALL-LIFT International" professional breakbulk terminals.Leveraging its new positioning as the "China-Africa Logistics Golden Gateway Port," Yantai Port has tapped into both domestic and international cargo sources, expanding its reach into the two major markets. It has established an East Africa market operations office overseas, opened up the "last mile" of multimodal transport channels across river, sea, and land, and constructed a comprehensive logistics network "connecting west to the Yellow River basin, south to the Yangtze River region, north to the Northeast hinterland, and directly to the African market."As a base for breakbulk cargo in Shandong ports and a logistics hub for northern China's breakbulk cargo, Yantai Port closely follows Shandong Port Group's three strategic pathways of "strengthening maritime capabilities, deepening supply chain development, and empowering industries." It continues to expand the global breakbulk shipping network and accelerate hub connectivity. In 2026, five new breakbulk shipping routes were added from Yantai to Algeria, Senegal, Namibia, Djibouti, and Romania, bringing the total number of breakbulk shipping routes to 37. Among them, routes heading to Africa maintain a steady average of over 30 trips per month, covering more than 20 countries and regions such as Guinea, Tanzania, and Nigeria. The high-density of shipments continues to lead the nation, becoming a bridge of friendship and a maritime expressway for deepening China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.
