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Transportation 
1. Port: Beilun Port is deep, smooth, free from freezing and silt, and the main water road is over 50m deep, and vessels of over 200,000 DWT could come in and out freely, vessels of 300,000 tons could come in and out upon the tides. On the 17.5km of deep water front, the first to third stage wharf constructions have been finished, and 30 berths of over 100,000 tons have been built, including 100,000 DWT level crude oil wharf, 200,000 ton level ore transfer berth, 250,000 ton level crude oil wharf, and the 5th and 6th generation international container berths. At present, the sea routes are open to all large ports in China and 518 ports in 85 areas and countries in the world, including regular international container lines to Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, USA, and Europe, etc. An ocean shipping network extending to the world has been established. Beilun is main port of the second largest port in China- Ningbo Port and it has been granted one of the four international deep-water transfer ports in China. In 2002, its cargo throughput was 120,000,000 tons, and the container freight volume was over 1,750,000 standard containers. By 2005, its throughput will reach 150,000,000 tons, and the container freight volume will be 2,500,000- 3,000,000 standard containers. By 2020, its throughput will reach 300,000,000 tons, and the container freight volume will be 8,000,000 standard containers.

2. Air Transportation:
within the three-hour transportation circle, there are four international airports. At Ningbo Lishe International Airport about 43km away from Beilun District, 38 domestic and foreign lines are opened. In particular, after opening the airlines to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, the communication has got more convenient. 

3. Railway: Beilun railway has extended to Beilun port area, and is connected with national railway network via Xiaoyong and Huhang lines. 

4. Highway: within the area, a half-hour transportation circle has been realized. Huyong Freeway leads to the city area of Beilun, and it is only an hour's drive to Hangzhou and three hours' drive to Shanghai. 

Electric Power
Power supply is adequate and steady. There is a largest steam power plant in China- Zhejiang Beilun Power Plant, whose total capacity is 3,000,000kw. Within the district, 16 transformer stations of over 350,000v have been built, and the existing power supply capacity is 350,000kw. 

Tele Communications
At present, there are totally 100,000 program control switchboards, and IDD, ISDN, DDN, ADSL and INTERNET services are available, through which people could communicate with the whole country and over 180 areas and countries in the world. International express delivery is also available. 

Water Supply 
Within Beilun District, there are enough water resources of good quality, the potential annual water supply is over 100,000,000 m3, and the daily water supply capacity is 350,000m3

Pollution Discharge
At present, there is Yandong Sewage Treatment Works and many sewage treatment stations, and pollution discharge pumping stations, with the daily sewage treatment capacity of 180,000tons. The sewage and drainage pipelines in industrial areas and living areas are extending in all directions.


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