Shanghai-listed port operator Wuhu Port Storage & Transportation is to invest Rmb516m to expand handling capacity at its Zhujiaqiao terminal in the Yangtze River port of Wuhu, Anhui province.

The investment will fund the construction of three additional berths for 5,000-10,000 dwt vessels, providing an additional 1.74m tonnes of cargo-handling capacity. The facilities will take two years to construct.