THE building of the Eurasia International Container Terminal, which is port of Tianjin's new terminal with an annual capacity of 1.7 million TEU, has commenced, Xinhua reported.

The CNY3.6-billion (US$45 million) project is jointly invested by Tianjin Port Development Holdings, APM Terminals and Cosco Pacific, consisting of two 100,000-ton berths and one 70,000-ton berths. It has a quay length of 1,100 metres.



The facility is expected to become operational by 2008. According to Tian Changsong, vice president of Tianjin Port Group, annual throughput will surpass seven million TEU or 300 million tons by the end of this year.