The container throughput of Daimaiyu port in Taizhou surpassed 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Dec 10. [Photo/taizhou.com.cn]

The container throughput of Daimaiyu port in Taizhou surpassed 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Dec 10, according to local media reports.

With an advantageous location and unique natural conditions, Daimaiyu port is the only county-level port in Zhejiang province and an important seaport connecting Taizhou with the world.

The port has seen robust growth since its establishment in 1999.

In 2009, a sea route was opened linking Daimaiyu with Taiwan's Keelung, which to this day is still the only direct sea passenger route from the Yangtze River Delta to Taiwan.

In 2016, Daimaiyu port obtained the international port code "CNDMY" and became the settlement port of international container trade.

In 2018, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co Ltd acquired Zhejiang Daimaiyu Port Co Ltd, leading to exponential growth for Daimaiyu port.

Thus far, the port has opened container routes to cities including Dandong, Yingkou, Tangshan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Shantou and Guangzhou, basically all major domestic coastal ports.