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Cover
Copyright
About the Authors
About the Series
Abstract
“Modern China’s Ingenuity” Series
General Preface
Introduction
Chapter I Remarkable Changes to a Weak Country’s Poorly-developed Ports
(I) A tough start
(II) Advancing the construction of ports and waterways
(III) A breakthrough of 10 000 tons
(IV) “Fundamental changes to ports within three years”: from 10 000-ton to 100 000-ton ports
(V) 100 000-ton docks as a staple of major ports
Chapter II World-class Ports Connect China with the World
(I) Qingdao Port: try to be one step ahead
(II) Tianjin Port: a large artificial deepwater port worldwide
(III) Shanghai Yangshan Port: the world’s largest container port
(IV) Ningbo-Zhoushan Port: the world’s largest port
(V) Dalian Port: northeastern China’s door to the oceans
(VI) Pearl River Estuary: competitions among three top ports
(VII) Ports in Hebei: rapid development for ten years
(VIII) The world’s largest estuary improvement project
Chapter III The World-leading Technical System
(I) Docks where ships are moored
(II) Dredging ships: underwater road builders
(III) Container crane: the arm of world trade
Chapter IV Building Ports in Areas Considered Impossible
(I) Natural ports
(II) Two-way breakthroughs
(III) Approaching areas considered impossible from the most familiar places
(IV) Use soft soil as the foundation of large terminals
(V) Turn fantasy into reality
(VI) Crack the century-old conundrum in geotechnical engineering
Chapter V Cities and Ports
(I) Tianjin and Tianjin Port
(II) Shanghai and Shanghai Port
(III) Guangzhou and Guangzhou Port
(IV) Along the coastline
Afterword