Yangshan: How China Built A Mega-Port 30km Out At Sea | Megastructures | Spark

Yangshan is the beating heart of China’s maritime silk road. This colossal hub of worldwide trade smashes records for size, berths and load/unload times. This documentary looks at how this incredible feat of engineering was brought to life.
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[@zhaokwong5544]

China ports are extremely efficient and handles massive amount of containers. More than half of the top global 10 ports are in China. Incredible skills in logistics.

[@ericl2152]

The 4th Industrial Revolution makes anything shipped across oceans, unprofitable and untenable.

[@mrklv1593]

8/10 i think are in china

[@somone1437]

they big exporter of cheap goodws and importer of food. Profit to be made by rich country=traffic

[@dkrao77]

I'm really fascinated to see this engineering Marvel port. My congratulations to all the Chinese engineers and the skilled workers who put up massive work to built world-class port...🙏

[@Oromov2008]

As a Indian , full marks to China, we should appreciate the Chinese for their vision & hard work. Amaze to see their mastering the skills of engineering & technology.

[@grandwonder5858]

Imagine how much China and India could help each other and contribute to mankind if India unites with China to do great things together instead of following the US’s orders to fight China on every conceivable issue!

[@TERMICOBRA]

@@grandwonder5858 Yes blame it on America instead of Communist China stealing India's land along with the lands of Vietnam, Philippines, and planning a war against Taiwan.

[@cc23001]

​@@grandwonder5858ccp makes true peace with India impossible. BRICS but border clashes. Together they would be best if India stepped up and led, don't follow China

[@geneappeal]

​​​​@@grandwonder5858 I have to point out that China is the one being the bully. It is built into Xi Jinping's mantra which is visible on billboards all over China: The East ascends, the West declines. Imagine doing business with a country that while profiting from your trade overtly advertises its desire that you perish? China could have had it all but for its need to replace the US as the world's most powerful nation. There are many reasons to criticize the US but don't forget it was Western, and largely US, investment and technology that allowed China to develop in the first place. It certainly wasn't a result of Soviet aid or the Cultural Revolution. Furthermore Chinese hubris would never allow it to partner equally with India. China would have to be preeminent. That same hubris will be the agent of China's downfall.

[@user-ny3jy4uq9n]

It is very old documentary which was made by national geographics but after some national geographics removed it from their website for unknown reasons and now spark is playing it without even a single second change

[@grandwonder5858]

The US government told PBS (An American non-profit TV station) to stop airing a documentary about China’s poverty alleviation efforts because the documentary revealed too much positive things that came out of China’s efforts to stop poverty in China (Which lifted 800 million people out of poverty). You would think such a positive effort for humankind would be congratulated by the US government officials, but instead the news was greeted by anger and hate by the American officials! So much so that they told PBS to not air the documentary on its channels! Instead, the US officials ramped up their anti-China propaganda on the US mainstream media, such as Fox News, CNN, MSNBC as well as on the American social media! That’s how much the US fears China’s progress and technological advancements!

[@rap3208]

@@grandwonder5858 Why would you change it? if you have to use a property of another one, you should use it as is - no alteration, no edits, no nothing.

[@danhwy4074]

Because it "gave" China too much credit

[@Argus-ut8gi]

This is what media hegemony does.

[@Ultronize]

​@@grandwonder5858out of poverty? where everything is owned by ccp?

[@greentraveler4114]

It's a decade ago project, now it's the smartest and largest sea port in the world.

[@steveclapper5424]

an incredible operation and its cost are only a fifth of the money we have already sent to the Ukraine.

[@grandwonder5858]

China is the #1 infrastructure builder in the world! Even the US, who tries to stop China’s progress, relies on China to build the toughest, most expensive infrastructures for its own needs!

[@cc23001]

​@@steveclapper5424😂😂😂 complete irrelevant comparison.

[@steveclapper5424]

@@cc23001 is it?

[@ericl2152]

Soon to be the largest and smartest abandoned port in the world. The PRC had to see the 4th IR coming? What were they thinking?

[@Kiyoone]

Americans think that this is recent... But guys, this documentary is almost 20 years old.

[@SagittarianArrows]

Good one, cosmic belly laughter of a 1000 buddhas!

[@SVW1976]

Nobody really cares

[@alamk1956]

@@SVW1976 Pornographic superpower does not care.

[@har7102]

i'm a retired sailor and been to china, this is miniscule compared to all the ports that lined up the yangtze river

[@sergentzack]

No one can compete with china even if all the west put together their money and man power there still will not come close

[@Holocaustica]

I think it’s genuinely ironic that the worlds busiest ports need their actual footage to be played at 16x for you to get a sense of tempo. They are just soooo enormous. Like the sun crossing the sky.

[@st4207]

Do not take a miracle of Cosmic Wonder for granted - Ignorance is bliss!

[@harryjones5260]

dont think you understand the meaning of irony or tempo. speeded up footage is normal to illustrate activity.

[@Holocaustica]

@@harryjones5260 the irony is that the place looks quite calm when it’s described as “bustling” or “busy.” Stay in school, lil guy.

[@tonysia6474]

This channel will never be old. Even generations past, this channel will still around us.

[@rdallas81]

Trust me. There is coming a time where few people will be watching documentaries. They will be busy scurrying around trying to survive. It will happen within the life expectation of a generation.

[@SamVekemans]

I wish that KZbin had the mandatory feature when uploading videos to indicate when the video was actually recorded. Knowing the upload date is useless without knowing when the video was made. Sometimes, uploaders are helpful with adding it in the description, but it should be a requirement for upload.

[@SagittarianArrows]

Are you going to demand movie directors to tell you when they record? Go stuff yourself.

[@PureVikingPowers]

4:46 Why would you put countries that's not a part of China inside of China?

[@frankcheung917]

I fully agree with you.

[@hurdaaye]

agreed, now i have to guess if 20 years or older

[@adolft_official]

this was recorded by confucious himself 2200 years ago

[@44bett]

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY - thank you for this very informative video. The Chinese have incredible infrastructure. They graduate a million engineers per year - that has help this developing nation immensely. Well done China, Gong Ho!

[@rdallas81]

Here in the USA, poor leadership and perverse indoctrination is sliding us backwards. Likened to Sadom and the city of Ghomorah. Fullness of bread and idle time is the devils playground and the USA his personal workshop. Just the truth

[@AquariumRandomVideo2]

The documentary was made in 2007. Source: 50:21

[@chutsam7465]

There are 2 bridges in that area - Donghai Bridge 東海大橋, 东海大桥 "East Sea Bridge" length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) about 100km to the west is Hangzhou Bay Bridge 杭州湾大桥 / 杭州灣大橋 35.7 km (22.2 mi) a highway bridge from Shanghai towards Ningbo 宁波市. Both of these bridges are longer than the main bridge section (29.6 km / 18.4 mi) of the 55 km / 34 mi Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge-tunnel system.

[@rdallas81]

Much appreciated

[@MILABRRA]

LOVE DOCUMENTARIES RELATED TO CHINA

[@rdallas81]

I love you. If you were a documentary, I would watch lt😊

[@jilidkuminding7356]

Brove China. Powering ASIA. Powering the WORLD 👏👏👏💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️

[@priscillaferguson267]

Saluting China in its achievements with the development of the mega-port project and how effective their operations are.

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

So proud of the motherland.👍

[@nobodyclose8972]

A government that starved nearly half it's populace... bravo!

[@OneLife...Makethemostofit...]

A truly amazing feat. China is unstoppable. Great work.....!

[@nobodyclose8972]

China is unstoppable, on a measure of 1-10 how would you measure your delusion? China won't exist tomorrow if the world says so. Reality speaking, no great feat. Great work!

[@lemonade_ib]

China is the greatest country in terms of engineering marvel in history.

[@mountainjeff]

Wonder what it's like now, 17 years later.

[@Desmondo58]

It's bigger

[@randyswier5162]

Tofu?

[@netterdrachen1687]

​@@randyswier5162that is in your head.

[@pcstar123]

The loading and unloading of containers is unmanned and the trucks moving the containers in port are also unmanned!

[@PureVikingPowers]

Don't worry about it. China's in decline now that port isn't used because they can't sell to EU and US we started taking a harder stand against the dictatorship of China as of late.

[@kiptoov]

Chinese engineers are underrated These guys are so good

[@medialcanthus9681]

What is the capacity of the Yangshan port? 6.3 million TEUs Yangshan Phase Four, launched in 2017, is the world's largest automated container terminal, with a capacity of 6.3 million TEUs, 2.4 kilometers of quays, seven berths, 21 quay cranes, 108 rail-mounted gantry cranes and 125 automated guided vehicles.

[@JosephDent-qd9ih]

I'm a Merchant Marine, went to school in Louisiana 2002.

[@versatrade1]

So what did u learn? As an US merchant marine were you taught to hate/ love/ respect other nation's achievements?

[@deepone5005]

​@@versatrade1possibly we steal, cheat and lie....and start wars.

[@seawater1322]

and? you want a medal for that?

[@andyyin1100]

Consider China is 1.4 billion population is doing very well with self sufficient.

[@nobodyclose8972]

Hmm, your statement does not align with well known facts...

[@kamsunleong6648]

​@nobodyclose8972 It does mostly, considering the size of the population and country. For one, It's a well-known fact that they don't have homeless tent cities on their cities' sidewalks.

[@LadyDewBuild]

You just posted this today, But the film says it WILL be completed in 2020... So how old is this video??

[@GWG-ib9cv]

4 years. I did the math for you

[@LadyDewBuild]

@@GWG-ib9cv lol No older then that, they were speaking in the furture. I know, I know, Logic is hard

[@jondurr]

2007

[@Shakdnugz2024]

Early 2010s probably 2014, use to watch these in high school if you want to know 👍🏻

[@Kiyoone]

This documentary is almost 20 years old!!

[@SMX815]

It is hard to put this in to context as this engineering on a whole new level & great documentation 👍

[@julyseven808]

Great construction.

[@Happiness.789]

No one can compete with the Chinese engineer and workers' in building infrastructure. Suppose 10 km road with equal parameters and equipments is given to Chinese engineers and rest of the world engineers , Chinese workers will always come first.

[@nobodyclose8972]

Yep, cheap chinesium, it's well known around the world...

[@phillouh3166]

what an excellent video report! Thanks...

[@gw6975]

Quite amazing!

[@SamsonOhsem]

Almost good in Everything!

[@nobodyclose8972]

LOL, yeah, almost, but not guite there...

[@ioanbota9397]

Realy I like it they are powerful and intelligent

[@JosephDent-qd9ih]

I've always had a great love for ships. Dr Dent astrophysicist Rocketeledyne owner.

[@joshuajuarez3471]

Yes sir. I m with ya

[@seanitoism]

The sky dont lie

[@steventan2550]

True 20 years ago.

[@seanitoism]

@@steventan2550 um.....today homie

[@marsaeolus9248]

@@seanitoismThey fixed like 90% of their pollution problem, Shanghai is now as polluted as cities in the west, even lower during some months

[@seanitoism]

@marsaeolus9248 80% of their water table is unsafe for consumption and they have 4 times coal power plants than India 2nd place. You must be wumao. 90% better..Lol

[@birdsnature6421]

The documentary was made in 2007. Source: 50:21

[@Mayangone]

This must be the third time it have been re-released.

[@SagittarianArrows]

Not everybody wakes up at the same time!

[@profiskipinternational4402]

awesome documentary. congrats to the producers .... and this project clearly shows, why China is the exporter no. 1 in the world. They built the right infrastructure not to end in a bottle neck (which now is the suez canal as we have seen with the accident during covid the Cargo giant Evergreen grounded). Just mind boggling to think in such dimensions. Who says, that Chinese cant do it .... they have the discipline and are highly skilled (and motivated)

[@Thinkofwhat]

The Grand Canal!?

[@JosephDent-qd9ih]

Love that engineering.

[@davidhuttner9431]

The solution to all our passenger and cargo transport problems is to develop asap ambient temperature superconductors. As soon as we have them, maglev, vacuum-tube trains will be cheap to operate. With flotable pontoons beneath the rails, we can span all the oceans with these railroads.

[@philwasson6406]

Good remark

[@jazening3075]

BRAVO CHINA AND TEAM CHINA ALL THE WAY!👍🙂

[@beammeup1701a]

hey sparky..... how about a current update of the project??

[@michaelhoran407]

April 23, 2024 the largest container ship capacity is 24,300 TEU.

[@ferencadamsik6317]

Bravo Kina, Kalappal le Elötük!!!¡

[@theenvironment5789]

awesome

[@dayveda3736]

Flippin incredible what men can do. Chinese men.

[@danis8162]

A mere Earth is never enough for the Great-Wall people .

[@forgottenman8629]

has this port put China on top by handling more of the planet's stuff than anyone else...

[@colinkulasik1128]

Why didn't they put rail access across that bridge? They would be more effective to load those containers on rail to get them off that island

[@chaipod]

As a ex sailor in merchant marine during the 70s n 80s, back then China's port is a easy job, but now the cargo ship's size r like super tankers n the traffic is terrible. Chinese r good sailors, kudos to them, their ship building can take any country.

[@jondurr]

Copyright 2007

[@JosephDent-qd9ih]

Morgan City Louisiana Merchant Marine corps.

[@HappytubsDoncaster]

13 hours a day away from your family then retire just in time to die! 😂 gotta love planet earth

[@Afahs993]

I think this type of jobs, you take week work/week off.. shifts

[@juancarlosmartin4690]

This container ship is "normal size" heavy weigth containers ship can handle 20,000 TEUS per cargo.. the one hosted here is only 3-5 thousand.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

"Each handle 20 million containers, with an error rate of less than 1%" 36:56 How much is 'less than'? A 1% rate is 200,000 errors a year, or 548 errors every 24 hour day, or 45 each hour - that's in EACH PORT! Doesn't sound that great!!! And "The driver's cabin has windows on three sides, which allows the driver to see a lot more" 38:45 er, yer, that's normal for any vehicle! 😄

[@user-ed9so2rb4k]

If a gantry crane can consistently handle an average of 47 boxes per hour as reported elsewhere, this average is already about the most consistent and amongst the highest worldwide. Basically via crane automation, as planned at Singapore's Tuas port, each operator can handle 2 cranes at once; whereas in many developing economies, they would deploy 3 crane drivers to 2 cranes, increasing labor cost as well as slowing down productivity as the cabins are located some 90 m above ground. Anyway, I suppose your national port/s are automated?

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

@@user-ed9so2rb4k 😆doesn't change a word of what I said!

[@xye-NYC]

If an error is made, they just have to spend extra time to correct them. The documentary goes on to explain what has been done to minimize errors. It didn't compare with error rates at other similar ports in other parts of the world which might have addressed your comment.

[@xye-NYC]

Agreed that the description or translation about the container transport truck was inaccurate. From the video, I can see the back of the cab is transparent and the sides have 2 windows each. This video is almost 20 years old. Back in 2021, a port in Tianjin became the world's first fully automated driverless port using 5G tech. Containers are moved on the ground with automated driverless trucks.

[@corvavw6447]

Vraag naar goedkope producten is nog groot. Maar als die over is .

[@virendraprakashsingh3874]

Well done. Hat's off to the Chinese engineers and workers. Good luck for next project

[@aggabus]

5:20. 01 300 m t 5:28 05. 800 mt

[@marsaeolus9248]

This is 20 years old

[@2wwwilly]

Its a big port today in China besides other mega ports ..fully computerised and robotic handlers driverless haulers and some pilotless zones ..😂😂❤❤

[@S.P.H.E]

Sbonge 🙌🏾

[@whitefox9]

In 2008 China paid Australian construction companies to build the stadiums and big projects

[@toddmarshall7573]

50:00 Instead of a bridge, an underground railroad (e.g. Boring) tunnel would have made more sense and been cheaper. It would have taken a fraction of the material and labor; would be immune to weather; would take minimal material and labor to operate; and would be faster and more efficient. In fact, they should be putting in such a replacement right now...or several of them...with provisions for routing. Provisions would be necessary assuming shifts caused by earthquakes (e.g. automatically operating airlocks and/or doors like ships have). It would have provisions for tunneling around or through breaks efficiently and quickly. And of course pumps to expel bilge water and circulate air. Air would come in via snorkels. Mitigating every conceivable failure and calamity would be a feature, not an afterthought. Remember, it hasn't been that long ago that containerization was proposed and implemented... by a single person and his company.

[@kevin_aldo]

China dont have any tunnel building experience back then unlike the european country. Yes they can dig a tunnel between mountains but not undersea tunnel. Their first undersea tunnel is part of the hongkong-macau-zhuhai bridge & tunnel which was completed in 2018/19

[@toddmarshall7573]

@@kevin_aldo Under rating China?

[@akhalif579]

Absolute fine enginering achievement while europe/America is getting old and Africa sleeping bad. Thanks

[@djrigga]

Saudi Arabia called to say (hold my sand)

[@dunkinpossum]

TIK TOK has a more recent view of the Shanghai Port, which is now Autonomous

[@raffycamulataldamar6645]

China's roadmap for the advance futuristic city of tomorrows

[@user-ek3em5km5r]

very little info about how it was built, as the title says.

[@bobeden5027]

No shore leave?

[@DougGrinbergs]

No freight rail?

[@tianshupiao2127]

When China started building this project, the Western media would say that China was building ghost cities. Now, haha.

[@deepone5005]

How is Yanshan compared to the No2 in Singapore, a predominantly Chinese nation?

[@user-dv9qy3bw7i]

I paid $5,900 USD to ship a 40 feet container to the caribbean

[@jg5875]

This channel plays very old documentaries. Beware. This is from 2007.

[@Chris-ut6eq]

Project dwarfs almost(?all?) others in the world?

[@krm8494]

This documentary is supposed to be about the harbour. Most of it is about loading and offloading containers, something common to all harbours. A waste of time

[@daffyduck4195]

Why didn't they build a train track over the water? Wouldn't it be more convenient to move cargos that way?

[@Ztoa.W]

上海是一个高度发达和拥挤的城市，土地成本很高，直接使用货车运输可以避免建造额外的轨道交通集装箱堆场。同时上海是中国最大最长河流长江的出海口，可以使用成本更低的水上运输直接从洋山港将集装箱转运到内陆客户指定的目的地。

[@hiighway_chile4080]

How did they build the damn island though?

[@angloland4539]

[@timmytube12]

❤ The Chinese power

[@napalmholocaust9093]

Back when America still gave them that kind of loan. Now we are about to evaporate it.

[@hanskleinjan]

Long before the end of this century oil will be depleted and these kind of harbors will be completely different. If not largely obsolete..

[@tangbesitangbesi7009]

This is a container port, pay attention

[@fahmad7194]

Amazing China 🇨🇳 👏

[@Saa42808]

The way they built the great wall. 🤷

[@user-ek7uo5lr6p]

Breaking news Beacon Tracker unjustified by Jamaica,England and America 2024 0

[@benediktmorak4409]

Die können viel mehr als nur 99 Cents t shirts machen. Oder die iPhones zusammenkleben...

[@multipolarworldorder]

It looks to me that the container ships are too large - will they keep getting bigger maybe 1000m long 2000 metres - so much greed - there needs to be some agreement to limit ship size.

[@polycadence8482]

Meanwhile, Not a single mile of High Speed Rail track has been laid for a HighSpeed Rail between LA and San Francisco 40 years after approving the project.

[@henrysantos7160]

Matatan Ribirin H-S

[@randyb5067]

To much music!

[@MythicSapphire]

🎉🎉

[@thewiseperson8748]

What happens after "peak oil"? All this infrastructure may become superfluous !?

[@christianhegemann1911]

China was already over centuries the center of the world and we in Europe even didnt knew about that. And probably will be or is already again the center of the world.

[@user-nr4mr5ul3u]

China need more doctor ??.. Thank you.

[@rdallas81]

It will be under water in 30 years time

[@blackknight4996]

You will be 6 feet under then

[@laughingkor8643]

Giant ship? With 3000 shipping containers only. Today's container ships often carry as much as 24,000 shipping containers. How old is this video?

[@davidwu8432]

2007

[@xushenxin]

I wonder how the politician and union, political money relationship for this port.

[@anasqai]

6mins 40s "Cosco" instead of "Costco", if think about war, 1 stuck at Sentosa(a trading company can't be stucked?), so is that a real one(the wrong spelling?), or the actual spelling? Issit secretly in Singapore, then if think of ship stuck, will think of kidnapping "looking alike a real company" + common sense: claiming the fake one as real spelling?

[@anasqai]

It write as "Napoli", "Nepal" said as important people, then like attacking Nepal then. Their way if describe. Is Napoli = Nepal People?

[@anasqai]

40mins 47s is odd, it is mountain but the rocks around, placed cement?

[@markgarin6355]

Shame they don't need it anymore, nor will it probably be still around if they ever do.

[@kamsunleong6648]

???

[@blackknight4996]

Garin? Is that the name of the lowest eye-queue race?

[@zipperpillow]

That's 900 trillion bowls of Ramen, or 600 quadrillion cups of tea! That's how you sound with your irrelevant equivalences.

[@levitabacug3377]

With China economic decline, this port has started rusting. 😢

[@kamsunleong6648]

Remember your comment. The port is still bustling and economy still humming along. In fact for the first 2 months of 2024, their exports rose 7% as compared with last year. Total exports for Jan and Feb2024 amounted to USD528 billion.