Operation
Since opening, TICT’s throughput volume has been increasing gradually. With its fast growth, the container throughput has broken 600,000 TEUs in 2006.  Nowadays, Taicang Port has developed into an important port for steel transshipment along Yangtze River as well as the largest Russian timber base in eastern China.

Advantages
TICT, located at the south bank of the lower reaches of Yangtze River, is the joining point of Yangtze River and East China Sea with excellent deep-water coastlines. It is part of Suzhou and next to Shanghai. With the same navigation conditions as Shanghai Port, TICT provides 24-hour non-stop water way and one-stop pilotage. The natural depth at quayside is -12m and there is an average width of 1.2-1.5km in the areas with -30 meters of water depth. As the 3rd stage of Yangtze River dredging program processing, the water way will be able to meet the needs of 70,000-tonnage vessels round the clock.

TICT can be easily reached by land through No.204 and No.312 State Highways, Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou Expressway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, Riverside Expressway, Suzhou-Kunshan-Taicang Expressway, Shanghai-Jiading-Liuhe Expressway, Wuxi-Taicang Road and Shanghai-Nanjing railway. The opening of Sutong Yangtze River Bridge at the end of 2008 will connect Taicang directly to Northern Jiangsu.

TICT is situated at the most-developed economic area in Southern Jiangsu and only 17 sea miles away from WGQ Shanghai. The rapid development of export-oriented industries in Kunshan, Suzhou, Wuxi and other nearby areas, are very contributing to the dynamic industrial growth in the area. This includes both imports and exports to the major overseas markets, especially Kunshan as one of the Taiwanese enterprise base in China.

Equipped with advanced facilities, operated by dedicated staff and an internationally experienced management team, TICT provides world-class break-bulk and container handling services.

Shareholders
Shareholder Structure:
Modern Terminals (51%), COSCO Group (46.87%) (Among which, Masahiro Trading Company Limited holds 6.83%) and Suzhou Port Development (Group) Company Limited (3.13%).

Backgrounds of shareholders:
Modern Terminals is a world-famous container port management company under Wharf (holding) limited. With advanced management ideas and over 30 years of experiences in container operation and management, Modern Terminals holds a world operating record of 366 moves per hour. Modern Terminals has invested in several seaports in Mainland along the costs and is interested in Shanghai Yangshan Port project and some other port development projects in northern China.

COSCO Group is a multinational company focusing mainly on shipping and modern logistics with one of the most recognized and admired brand name in the world. COSCO Group owns and runs 600 merchant vessels with total carrying capacity of up to 35 million DWT, and its annual traffic volume is over 260 million tons.

Current capacity
TICT (Taicang Port Phase I) possesses 4 berths (Berth #1-#4) with total length of 930 meters. The land width is 800 meters. The stacking yard area is around 400,000 square meters with another 12,000 square meters warehouse. The designed annual throughput capacity is 550,000 TEUs of containers and 580,000 tons of break bulk cargo.

There are 4 berths (Berth #5-#8) in Taicang Port Phase II. The total length of these 4 berths is 1,100 meters. Berths #5 and #6 are in operation. The roads and yards behind Berths #7 and #8 are planned to be completed by the end of August 2007. The designed annual throughput capacity for Phase II is 1,800,000 TEUs containers.

Taicang Terminals owns advanced handling and transport equipment, including 13 quay cranes, 4 Harbor cranes, 39 RTGs and many other units of auxiliary equipment such as empty stackers, reach stackers, container forklifts, and land transportation vehicles.