“Bruce”, an iron ore ship with a load capacity of 2289204 tons, berthed at Berth No.12 in Tianjin Port Nanjiang Area with 113568 tons of iron ore. The 327.5-meter-long, 57.24-meter-wide ship is the largest iron ore ship Tianjin Port has ever welcomes. Unloading will be finished on September 6.
According to some information, the Berth No.12, where Bruce berthed, is the largest professional berth for ships carrying ores. Under management of Tianjin Port Yuanhang Ore Terminal Co., Ltd., the terminal is capable of serving 200,000-ton to 250,000-ton ships. With coast line of 375 meters long, the terminal saw its projected depth reach 20.8 meters underwater and annual throughput capacity touch 10 million tons.