The Port of Ningbo (port code: CNNGB) is located on the east coast of Zhejiang and includes five port areas: Beilun, Ningbo, Zhenhai, Daxie and Chuanshan. It is a comprehensive modern port integrating inland river ports, estuary ports and seaports.

In 2006, the Port of Ningbo was merged with the neighboring Port of Zhoushan to form Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. In 2012, the combined Ningbo-Zhoushan Port handled a total cargo volume of 744 million tons, making it the largest port in the world in terms of cargo tonnage, surpassing the Port of Shanghai for the first time. In 2021, Ningbo Zhoushan Port will become the third container port in the world to reach 30 million TEUs after the Port of Shanghai and the Port of Singapore.

The merged Ningbo-Zhoushan Port consists of 19 port areas, including Zhenhai, Beilun, Daxie, Chuanshan, Meishan, Jintang, Qushan, Liuheng, Cengang and Yangshan, etc. The port has more than 620 production berths, including nearly 170 berths for cargo ships above 10,000 tons and more than 100 deep-water berths for cargo ships above 50,000 tons. It is the largest ultra-large cargo ship distribution port in China.

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port is located in the middle of the coastline of mainland China, facing East Asia and the entire Pacific Rim. Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Busan, Osaka, and Kobe are all within 1,000 nautical miles. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port currently has more than 300 container liner routes, with over 700 liner shifts per month, and is connected to more than 600 ports in over 100 countries and regions worldwide.

In 2023, the cargo throughput of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port reached 1.324 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.94%; the container throughput reached 35.301 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 5.85%.