TradeVerify Qingdao port is one of the most important hub of international trade and sea-going transportation. The foreign trade volume through Qingdao port is the 2nd largest in Mainland China, while Qingdao container port ranks the 13th biggest of the world in 2005. Container, coal, iron ore, crude oil, grain, fertilizer, alumina, cement, sodium carbonate, rubber, pulp, cotton, ironware, lumber and extra-large shipment are the major cargo types of Qingdao port.