A view of the port area of Binhai New Area in Tianjin. XINHUA
TIANJIN — Chinese seaport cities saw the added value of their port economy hit 7 trillion yuan ($1.03 trillion) in 2025, according to a report released by an institute under the Ministry of Transport.
The report, compiled by the planning and research institute under the ministry, provides a comprehensive evaluation of port-related economic activity across major Chinese seaport cities and inland river port cities. It was released during an international shipping industry expo held in Tianjin, a major coastal municipality in northern China.
The port economy refers to the aggregate of economic activities centered around ports, which depend on and make use of specific industries related to port activities. The port economy accounted for 13.6 percent of the total economic output of the major Chinese seaport cities.
Over the same period, the added value of the port economy in China's inland river port cities reached 2.7 trillion yuan, making up 9.7 percent of their total economic output.
