Kwai Tsing Container Port / Port Facilities

Kwai Tsing Port is home to nine container terminals that are financed and owned by five private operators, they are: Hongkong International Terminals Limited, Modern Terminals Limited, COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited, Asia Container Terminals Limited and Goodman DP World. Each operator independenty undertakes its own commercial arrangements with its shipping line customers

The Hong Kong container terminals are renowned for their efficiency. In year 2017, Kwai Tsing Port handled over 16.2 million TEUs, roughly about 80% of the total container throughput of Hong Kong.

Altogether, there are 24 container berths with a total quay length of 7,694 meters in Kwai Tsing Port, providing currently an estimated capacity of 21 million TEUs per annum. With additional land support, Kwai Tsing Port will be able to increase its handling capacity to at least 24 million TEUs per annum.

Equipped with the latest quay cranes capable of handling 24-across container vessels and an alongside water draught of 14-16.5 meters, the Hong Kong container terminals are ready to handle the latest generation of container ships. At present, construction works are being carried out by the Hong Kong SAR Government to deepen the Rambler Channel and its approaching channel to 17 meters.

All terminals of Kwai Tsing Port continue to achieve high productivity and efficiency through innovation, customer focus and value-added services.

Kwai Tsing Container Terminal Facilities Chart

		Modern Terminals 1,2,5,9 (South)	Goodman DP World	HIT Terminals 4,6,7,9 (North)	COSCO-HIT Terminal 8 (East)	ACT Terminal 8 (West)	Total
	Number of berths	7	1	12	2	2	24
	Total Area (hectares)	92.61	16.7	111	30	28.54	278.85
	Length of main Berths (metres)	2,322	305	3,687	740	740	7,794
	Length of lighter berths (metres)	170	-	305	348	-	823
	Minimum Depth Alongside (metres)	16.5	14	14.2-16.0	15.5	15.5	-
	Quay Gantry Cranes	30	4	46	8	8	96
	Fixed / Rail mounted Barge Crane	3	-	4	4	-	11
	Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes	-	-	23	-	-	23
	Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes	101	8	139	30	30	308
	Warehouse Storage Area (sq metres)	132,000	620,000	377,741
	Stacking Capacity (TEUs)	77,000	10,872	94,000	24,000	25,700	231,592
	Reefer Power Point	3,480	378	3,291	696	750	8,595
* Updated on 31 December 2022