200-mln-ton Caofeidian coal terminal kicks off

The first-phase project of Caofeidian port coal terminal, located in Tangshan, Hebei province, has kicked off recently, with total designed outbound shipment capacity of 200 million tons after its completion, allowing the port to become another important north-to-south coal-shipping base.

The designed capacity of the first-phase project, to be put into operation in 2008, is 50 million tons and planed to rise to 200 million tons after future extension projects are completed, involving estimated investment of over 100 billion yuan.