According to The Administration of Ocean Port & Shipping of Tangshan City, from January to September 2024, Tangshan Port completed a total cargo throughput of 636.12 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.62%. The waterway freight volume reached 24.71 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.44%, and the cargo turnover reached 46.3 billion ton kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 11.60%.

From January to September, the construction investment of Tangshan Port reached 2.317 billion yuan, the planned continuation projects completed 1.294 billion yuan and the unplanned projects completed 1.022 billion yuan. Among them, the 200000 ton waterway project in Dock One in the central area of Caofeidian Port has been put into trial operation; The multi-purpose berth project of the Dock Two in the eastern area of Caofeidian Port, Tangshan Port has been completed and accepted; The No. 7 and No. 8 general berth project in Dock Three in the east area of Caofeidian Port, Tangshan Port, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. A handling capacity of 3.6 million tons has been added so far, with that of 2.6 million tons in logs and forest products, and 100,000 TEUs in containers.

As of the end of September, 481 domestic trade routes and 134 foreign trade routes have been completed.Since the beginning of this year, four inland ports have been developed and constructed in Zhangjiakou, Ordos in Inner Mongolia, Hami in Xinjiang, and Yinchuan, Ningxia. As of the end of September, the total number of inland ports in Tangshan City has reached 59, achieving the annual target ahead of schedule.

Tangshan City has issued the Implementation Plan for Improving the Convenience Level of Customs Clearance at Caofeidian Port, vigorously promoting inspection measures such as "release before inspection" in the Caofeidian Port area. As a result, what it takes for the single-ticket clearance of imported ore in the port has been compressed by over 17 hours on average, substantially improving the efficiency of customs clearance.The implementation of the innovative case "Modular Inspection Mechanism for International Navigation Ships" by Caofeidian Maritime Safety Bureau has reduced the average inspection time from 4 hours to 2.5 hours, indirectly saving costs of 30000 to 40000 yuan per international navigation ship.