Embed

This is China: Yangshan City Port

The world’s biggest container port opens new Silk Road for shipping

Yangshan city port is the world’s busiest container port. Built in record time on reclaimed islands off Shanghai’s coast, it is a key element in China’s Belt and Road initiative to build a global logistical infrastructure network.

Port controllers and operators demonstrate for RTD how they load and unload giant container ships in record time. On a visit to the Maritime Silk Road Museum on Haling Island in Guangdong province, a tenth-century shipwreck, the Nahai 1, shows there is nothing new in China’s drive to conquer the world through technological innovation. So, what’s coming next?

Yangshan city port handles more containers than any other port in the world, and it's determined to hold on to its top spot.

Follow stories the mainstream media ignores: Follow RTD's Twitter

WATCH FILM
Please rate this film

8.77(9 users)

Duration

1:21

Tags

don't miss

26:33
Professions 05 May 2017 00:00

Golden Gamble. Gold mining in the Philippines, a dirty business

26:33
Professions 21 March 2016 00:00

The 'Makers' of Modern China. A new generation of inventors let their imaginations fly

26:33
Sport 24 July 2017 00:00

Little Miss Kung Fu. Girl power in a Shaolin martial arts school

26:33
Society 21 April 2020 18:13

Square Metre of Hell. Trapped inside Hong Kong’s coffin homes

26:33
Meeting with Nature 04 January 2017 00:00

It's a Pandaful Life! How China is saving the giant panda from extinction

26:33
Health 20 May 2016 00:00

China's Digital Detox. A life reboot for internet gaming addicts

26:33
Lifestyle 28 September 2020 20:00

Zombie Fashion. A zombie ‘look’ as a marketing tool to sell clothes of the dead.

26:33
Investigation 29 July 2016 00:00

Kidney Valley. Nepalese villagers preyed upon by a thriving organ black market

26:33
Society 21 June 2022 13:30

Torched: Sri Lanka's Economy. The country's collapse due to fuel shortage

26:33
Professions 08 March 2014 00:00

Miss Captain

26:33
Discovering Russia 02 November 2021 12:00

Erick’s List: Moscow Metro. Underground wonderland and Europe’s largest subway to boot

26:33
Discovering Russia 11 November 2021 12:00

Erick’s List: Trains . Exploring Russia by train: epic and mundane journeys

26:33
Society 01 August 2022 12:00

US Farm Crisis. Growing fuel prices take toll on farming

26:33
Discovering Russia 26 May 2018 00:00

The Bridge. Russia’s grand project to link Crimea

26:33
Military and War 07 December 2016 00:00

The Coming War on China

26:33
Meeting with Nature 10 November 2010 00:00

Kamchatka: Ascending the Volcano

26:33
Travel and Adventure 31 October 2011 00:00

The Shantar Islands: Braving the Storm. A voyage to the most inaccessible islands in Russia's Far East

26:33
Emergencies and Disasters 13 December 2019 00:11

Back to Fukushima . Former residents weigh up returning to nuclear ghost town

26:33
Environment 27 May 2020 01:31

Chukotka: Unconquered. The making of Freed to be Wild. Adventures in the land of bears and endless days

26:33
Travel and Adventure 24 September 2018 00:00

Hot Race, Cold Dogs. 2,100 km by dog sled across Kamchatka’s wild tundra

VIEWER’S CHOICE: 1,000,000 VIEWS AND MORE

VIEW ALL