Rachel Hou/Shanghai Daily news

The Yangshan Deep-Water Port is expected to serve 65 cargo ships sailing to or from Europe within a month of opening. This is the heaviest schedule a local port has ever had during its first month of operations.
"According to our past experience, newly-opened ports receive 8 to 10 international cargo ships, most of which are small or medium-sized, in the first month," said Tao Huifu, an official with Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, the port operator. Yangshan is a significant exception to this rule. The port has a heavy schedule and will see large container ships carrying 7,000 to 8,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of cargo as its main clients from the very beginning.
Besides, Yangshan port will be developed into a cargo trans-shipment hub. Many domestic ports have asked to be linked to Yangshan port by the opening of direct shipping routes.
With a water-depth of 15.5 meters, the port can accommodate the world's largest container ships.