China's two major ports in the northeastern Liaoning Province, Port of Dalian and Port of Yingkuo, merged earlier this year. The newly-formed Liaoning Ports group said they aim to attract more international cargo with better services.

The new company now has almost 200 berths and harbor facilities for 450,000 tons of crude oil, 400,000 tons of mineral, 200,000 tons of container, as well as 70,000 tons of automobiles.

The Dalian Port Company said with the merger, the ports in Dalian and Yingkou can provide better services to customer with more coordinated operation.

“If we can provide better and faster services, I’m sure we can be more attractive to cargo shipment,” Said Xu Linlin, operation manager of the port of Dalian.

“Dalian Port is also well integrated with China’s rail network,” said Xia Ting, manager of container business. “With the inland port in cities like Shenyang, we can also provide easy transit to the rest of northeast China, and Northeast Asia through the railway network.”

More than 60 percent of the sea bound cargo went through Liaoning Ports Group’s ports on shoreline of Liaoning Province in the first half of 2019. Container, crude oil, coal, grain, and automobile shipments are also growing quickly.