A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows an iron ore cargo ship from Brazil docking at a port of the Meizhou Bay of Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

FUZHOU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, Fujian Province in southeast China has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged.

The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month.