A container ship prepares to dock in the Dapukou wharf of the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang Province, in the wee hours of February 7, 2024. Nine ships are loading and unloading containers at the wharf. In 2023, Ningbo Zhoushan Port handled 1.324 billion tons of cargo, ranking first in the world for the 15th consecutive year. Photo: VCG