Changshu port reported a throughput of 1.02m tons of solid and liquid dangerous cargo in 2009, up 119 per cent year-on-year. The number of vessels carrying dangerous cargo coming in and out of the port reached 3,620, up 157 per cent.

Changshu port has three terminals equipped with nine berths for handling dangerous cargo. Two of them can accommodate 10,000 dwt vessels and they are capable of handling 74 products.