Ningbo Port's revenue and net profit increased both last year, with container business continuing to set new records

Securities Times reporter Li Xiaoping

On the evening of April 1, Ningbo Port (601018) released its 2025 annual report. Last year, the company recorded operating revenue of RMB 31.02 billion, up 7.41%; attributable net profit of RMB 5.168 billion, up 5.63%; net profit after deducting non-recurring items of RMB 4.214 billion, up 7.63%; and proposed a cash dividend of RMB 0.9 per 10 shares (including tax).

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port (Port Area) is located in the middle stretch of China’s mainland coastline, at the intersection of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st-Century Maritime Silk Road.” To the inside, it connects ports along China’s coast and covers the most vibrant Yangtze River Delta economic circle on the mainland; to the outside, it faces the busy main Pacific shipping route, with a global perspective of “serving the world,” making it an ideal distribution hub for maritime transportation from China’s coastal ports to ports across major continents. In the latest released Xinhua·Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has moved up to seventh place globally.

The annual report shows that in 2025, Ningbo Port completed cargo throughput of 1.22 billion tons, up 7.2%, and completed container throughput of 52.98 million standard boxes, up 11.2%. This helped Ningbo-Zhoushan Port (Port Area) achieve breakthroughs of more than 1.4 billion tons in annual cargo throughput and more than 40 million standard boxes in annual container throughput, playing the role of the main force and main platform.

During the reporting period, Ningbo Port’s port production climbed against the trend, while its container business continued to hit new highs. Data show that in 2025, domestic trade business completed 6.82 million standard boxes, up 9.1%; and sea-rail intermodal transport completed more than 2 million standard boxes, up 11.6%.

Last year, Ningbo Port’s dry bulk and liquid chemicals business stayed steady and improved. Iron ore handling volume completed 164 million tons, flat year over year; crude oil handling volume completed 10.011 million tons, up 2.4%; coal handling volume completed 65.08 million tons, basically flat year over year; and liquefied petroleum products throughput completed 28.58 million tons, up 0.7%.

As one of the nation’s largest terminal operators, the company has the capacity to accommodate the largest vessel types across all major cargo categories worldwide. At present, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has built trade channels with more than 600 ports in over 200 countries and regions, and has opened 309 container routes. Last year, the company further improved service support by opening the world’s first China-Europe Arctic route; the “On-time container shipping to reduce costs” program was rolled out to 17 shipping companies and 47 routes.

According to the 2026 business plan, Ningbo Port expects to complete cargo throughput of 1.25 billion tons and container throughput of 57.65 million TEUs. The company expects to realize operating revenue of RMB 32.5 billion and a total profit of RMB 7.25 billion.

On the business front, Ningbo Port will fully expand the market and make new breakthroughs in driving port production; focus on optimizing services and reach a new height in enhancing hub capacity; pool efforts to prevent and control risks and demonstrate new results in consolidating its development foundation; and work hard to promote transformation, forging new advantages in strengthening innovation empowerment.