Nantong News

Qatar Registered Tanker is 700th to Dock at LNG Port in Nantong

The “AAMIRA” berthed at the LNG terminal of Yangkou Port in Rudong of Nantong on 5 July. Since entering operation in 2011, LNG unloaded by the Jiangsu LNG Sinopec receiving station has exceeded 58 million tonnes. Full story (in...

Ships Collide in Yangtze River; 1 Sinks; 2 People Unaccounted for

All six aboard the Qingdao-registered "Qingfeng 98" fell into the Nantong section of the River after their vessel was hit by the Nanjing-registered "Quanqiang 528" at about 12:50 on 28 June. Four were successfully rescued. Full story (in Chinese)...

False Killer Whales Spotted Playing & Hunting in Sea off Nantong 

In a spectacular scene on 24 June, up to 10 false killer whales were seen leaping from the sea to rotate onto their backs. Named for skulls similar to the orca, false killer whales can grow up to 6...

Nantong Railway Station to Receive Long Overdue Upgrade & New Look

It is understood that the new station building of Nantong Railway Station shall  56,000 square metres in area, that construction shall begin on 15 September of this year, to be completed and put into use by the end of...

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