Tianjin Port is the largest comprehensive port in northern China with water and land area of 336 square kilometers and land area of 131 square kilometers. There are totally 159 various berths in Tianjin Port, including 102 berths over 10,000 tons. In 2012, the cargo throughput of Tianjin Port was 477 million tons, ranked No 4 in the world; container throughput was 12.3 million twenty equivalent units (TEU), ranked No 11 in the world.