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QINGDAO, Shandong, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Construction of a new oil pipeline and railway began Thursday at Qingdao Port, one of the world's busiest ports.
The oil pipeline, which will transport 30 million tonnes annually, will start at Dongjiakou Port area and link the cities of Qingdao, Weifang, Dongying and Binzhou in Shandong Province, according to Cheng Xinnong, president of Qingdao Port Group on Thursday.
Construction also began on a 15.78-kilometer railway linking the Dongjiakou's loading area with South Dongjiakou Railway Station, Cheng added.
Fueled by surging imports of crude oil by China's independent oil, or teapot, refineries most of which are in Shandong, Qingdao Port reported unprecedented congestion this year.
Shandong imported 18.93 million tonnes of crude oil in the first five months of the year, a four-fold increase from last year's 3.66 million tonnes, according to data published on Qingdao Customs District website.
