China has the world's largest network of deepwater routes, data released by the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday showed.

China had built more than 90 deepwater shipping routes that are accessible for ships over 100,000 tonnes along the ports of the country's coast by the end of last year, according to the data.

A total of 10 international hub ports have deepwater shipping routes for container ships with a capacity of 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes.

In addition, the ports of Dalian, Tangshan, Qingdao, Ningbo Zhoushan, Zhanjiang and Meizhouwan also have deepwater shipping routes for bulk carriers as heavy as 400,000 tonnes.